Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith appears in the following:

Trump Claims To Move Some Republicans From 'No' To 'Yes' On GOP Health Care Bill

Friday, March 17, 2017

The president met Friday with a group of House members that includes some who had been lukewarm about the bill. A senior GOP aide says they won two modifications to the bill.

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Why Eliminating Government Agencies Is A Lot Easier Said Than Done

Friday, March 17, 2017

President Trump's budget blueprint isn't the administration's only effort to downsize and reorganize the government. It's something many presidents have tried before him.

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Trump Faces Uphill Climb In Pledge To Eliminate Agencies

Thursday, March 16, 2017

The White House wants to increase efficiency in the federal government and that could mean eliminating agencies. That, however, is easier said than done.

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Can White House Bowling Heal GOP Divisions And Spare The Health Care Bill?

Monday, March 13, 2017

President Trump has been in "sell mode" on the health care bill, and he has invited conservative GOP members of Congress over to the White House bowling alley this week.

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Trump Uses Media Pool Spray To His Communication Advantage

Monday, March 13, 2017

President Trump's twitter habits are well known, he has a tendency to make news in another way that is abbreviated. It's called a pool spray.

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Trump Wooing Members Of Congress To Support Health Care Bill

Saturday, March 11, 2017

President Trump is personally making a pitch for the the new Republican health care bill. He and his administration are actively meeting with members of Congress.

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Trump Calls For Congressional Inquiry Into Unproved Obama Wire-Tap Allegations

Sunday, March 05, 2017

President Trump has asked Congress to investigate his predecessor Barack Obama in regards to alleged wire tapping in Trump Tower. Obama representatives have strongly denied the allegations.

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FBI Director Asks Justice Department To Publicly Deny Trump's Wiretap Allegation

Sunday, March 05, 2017

James Comey's request regarding the unsubstantiated claim follows the White House call for a congressional inquiry "to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016."

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Following Congress Address, Trump Tweets Out Accusations Of Obama 'Wire Tapping' Him

Saturday, March 04, 2017

NPR's White House Correspondent Tamara Keith discusses President Trump's week, which went from a praised address before Congress, to a tweetstorm accusing former President Obama of ordering a wiretap.

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Tom Hanks Sends The White House Press Corps A Caffeine Infusion (Again)

Saturday, March 04, 2017

For the third time in 13 years, the movie star has sent an espresso machine to the White House press corps, encouraging journalists to "keep up the good fight."

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Jeff Sessions Decides To Recuse Himself From Election Investigations

Thursday, March 02, 2017

The attorney general said he would recuse himself from investigations relating to the presidential campaigns after questions over whether he misled Congress about contacts with the Russian ambassador.

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Trump Defends Attorney General Jeff Sessions In Virginia

Thursday, March 02, 2017

As President Trump toured an aircraft carrier in Virginia on Thursday to tout support for the military, his White House faced another controversy involving the attorney general and Russia.

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President Trump Expresses Openness Toward Immigration Overhaul

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

In a meeting with television anchors on Tuesday, Trump said he would consider immigration reform, though details remain hazy.

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What 4 Voters Want To Hear From President Trump In His Address

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Three voted for Trump, one did not. The St. Louis residents all battled to come back from job losses in the wake of the Great Recession, and that experience shaped their view of the new president.

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Trump Touts 'America First' Philosophy In CPAC Address

Friday, February 24, 2017

Donald Trump has spoken to the group of conservative activists he spoke to on Friday before, but as president he got a very different reception than he has in past years.

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After Criticism, Trump Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitic Violence

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

President Trump said Tuesday anti-Semitic violence is "horrible" and more work needs to be done to root out bigotry. His comments came after criticism that he hasn't spoken out against anti-Semitism.

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Trump Appoints H.R. McMaster As New National Security Adviser

Monday, February 20, 2017

Following the departure of Mike Flynn, President Trump has appointed Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser.

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Trump To Step Back Into Familiar Territory With Rally In Florida

Saturday, February 18, 2017

The president's campaign operation is staging the event, billed as a way for Trump to take his message directly to the American people. How unusual is that so early into a presidency?

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Trump Speaks At Boeing Plant In South Carolina

Friday, February 17, 2017

A day after his wide-ranging news conference, President Trump flew to South Carolina to visit a Boeing plant and talk about jobs.

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White House Appears To Keep Pence Out Of The Loop On Flynn

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

The White House apparently kept Vice President Mike Pence in the dark regarding the controversy about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn. NPR takes a look at what this says about Pence's standing with President Trump.

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