Tech Entrepreneur Andrew Yang Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race Yang, who built his campaign around universal basic income, had risen from relative obscurity and built a loyal following of supporters. Sam Gringlas
First Results Come In From New Hampshire Primary Polls are closing in New Hampshire, where the first primary of 2020 was held on Tuesday. Domenico Montanaro
Virginia Legislature Votes To Allow Cities To Remove Confederate Statues State law has banned any modifications to the monuments. In 2016, Charlottesville sought to remove a Robert E. Lee statue, a decision that partly inspired the violent Unite the Right rally. Jordan Pascale
Whither The Deficit Hawk: Changing Attitudes On Budget Red Ink Among The GOP William Hoagland, who for years helped shape GOP budget policy, says the public just doesn't see rising deficits as a major issue at a time when the economy is doing well. Audie Cornish
New Pentagon Budget Proposes Funding Cuts To Military Newspaper 'Stars And Stripes' NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Terry Leonard, editorial director of Stars and Stripes. The Pentagon proposes to cut some funding from the military newspaper, which is editorially independent.
Lawmakers, Advocates Worry Bureau Won't Fill Half Million 2020 Census Jobs The bureau says it needs around a half-million temporary workers by this spring to carry out the national head count. Some census advocates are worried the agency isn't moving fast enough on hiring. Hansi Lo Wang
'Throw Them Against The Wall And Frisk Them': Bloomberg's 2015 Race Talk Stirs Debate The remarks, shared widely on social media this week, has sparked discussion about the former New York City mayor's past support of stop-and-frisk, which targeted minority neighborhoods. Bobby Allyn
These Amazon workers love Sanders even if he trash talks their company Amazonians' top Democratic presidential pick is Bernie Sanders when it comes to campaign contributions, despite the fact that he frequently blasts Amazon. David Hyde
Voting Is Underway In New Hampshire For First-In-The-Nation Primary NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Asma Khalid and Faiz Shakir, who manages Sen. Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential campaign, about the primary — where voting in some areas began at midnight.
Proposals To Ban Fracking Could Hurt Democrats In Key States Some Democratic presidential candidates want to ban fracking to help address climate change. That attracts young people, but may alienate swing voters in key oil and gas states like Pennsylvania. Jeff Brady