WUWF - Site Search

Follow NPR's live analysis and fact checks of Night 2 of the Democratic presidential primary debate in Detroit.

Live Analysis And Fact Checks: July Democratic Debate Night 2

Wednesday night's lineup includes a rematch between former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris. Follow NPR's real-time analysis as 10 presidential hopefuls make their case.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker delivers his closing statement flanked by former Vice President Joe Biden during the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on Wednesday night. Booker pressed Biden on his record on criminal justice.

Booker Says Biden's Crime Policies 'Destroyed Communities Like Mine'

Former Vice President Joe Biden has faced questions over his role in crafting the 1994 crime bill, which imposed lengthy sentences for drug offenses.

U.S. Sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister

The U.S. Treasury Department announced it's imposing sanctions on Iran's foreign minister. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the move with Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Obama.

Spanish matador Alberto Lopez Simon makes a pass on a bull at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. The restaurant Casa Toribio, located just down the street, keeps the meat from from bulls killed in bullfighting on its menu all year long.

The Eating Of The Bulls: From The Spanish Fighting Ring To The Plate

After matadors kill bulls, restaurants and butcher shops will sell the meat during bullfighting festivals. One Madrid restaurant sells it all year long, despite opposition from animal rights groups.

Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher celebrates after being acquitted of premeditated murder at Naval Base San Diego on July 2. Gallagher was found not guilty in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017.

Navy Rescinds Awards To Prosecutors In Case Of SEAL Acquitted Of Murdering Captive

The move came after President Trump on Wednesday issued scathing tweets criticizing the prosecution conduct and the Navy's decision to give the awards.

Trump's Judicial Legacy

President Trump has now appointed nearly one in four of all federal circuit court judges, cementing an important part of his legacy. The picks are far less diverse than his predecessor's.

Trump Adviser Peter Navarro On Latest Tariffs

President Trump says the U.S. will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of products imported from China. NPR's David Greene speaks with White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.

A Guatemalan teen asylum-seeker (left), who isn't able to hear or speak, signs with his mom in Florida. He was brusquely separated from her and held in a shelter for nearly three months, unable to readily communicate, according to a civil rights complaint filed with the Department of Homeland Security.

Homeland Security's Civil Rights Unit Lacks Power To Protect Migrant Kids

A former official in the civil rights office says the unit seems afraid to offend U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE. Meanwhile, the complaints of abuses of families continue to pile up.

At a disciplinary trial, New York City police Officer Daniel Pantaleo was found guilty of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner.

NYPD Judge Recommends That The Officer Involved In Eric Garner's Death Be Fired

NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo was found guilty of using a banned chokehold but not guilty of intentionally restricting Garner's breathing in 2014. The department says he has now been suspended.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Bangkok on Friday, said the U.S. withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is now in effect. "Russia is solely responsible for the treaty's demise," he said.

Historic Arms Control Treaty Ends With Washington And Moscow Blaming Each Other

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The U.S. has long accused Russia of refusing to comply with its terms.

Search results for