NPR: Claire McCaskill https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=134743939 Claire McCaskill en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 25 May 2025 21:54:01 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Claire McCaskill https://www.npr.org/tags/134743939/claire-mccaskill Sen. Claire McCaskill: 'I Will Vote No On Judge Kavanaugh' The Missouri Democrat, facing a tough re-election battle, says her decision is not based on recent allegations of sexual misconduct against the nominee, but on other issues. Thu, 20 Sep 2018 04:22:16 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649771824/sen-claire-mccaskill-i-will-vote-no-on-judge-kavanaugh https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649771824/sen-claire-mccaskill-i-will-vote-no-on-judge-kavanaugh The Missouri Democrat, facing a tough re-election battle, says her decision is not based on recent allegations of sexual misconduct against the nominee, but on other issues.

]]> Scott Neuman For Veterans Mustard-Gassed In Secret Tests, Help Now Sits On President's Desk More than two years after NPR revealed the U.S. government broke promises to World War II veterans whom it exposed to mustard gas, Congress has passed a bill to help them finally get compensation. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:23:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/03/534896928/for-veterans-mustard-gassed-in-secret-tests-help-now-sits-on-presidents-desk https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/03/534896928/for-veterans-mustard-gassed-in-secret-tests-help-now-sits-on-presidents-desk

More than two years after NPR revealed the U.S. government broke promises to World War II veterans whom it exposed to mustard gas, Congress has passed a bill to help them finally get compensation.

]]> Colin Dwyer From Goldwater To Palin: Memorable GOP Convention Moments Of The Past National political conventions don't offer the same impact as they did in the past, but that's no reason to ignore this year's festivities. This week's Political Junkie column lists five memorable conventions of the past. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:47:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2012/08/24/160000481/from-goldwater-to-palin-memorable-gop-convention-moments-of-the-past https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2012/08/24/160000481/from-goldwater-to-palin-memorable-gop-convention-moments-of-the-past

National political conventions don't offer the same impact as they did in the past, but that's no reason to ignore this year's festivities. This week's Political Junkie column lists five memorable conventions of the past.

]]> Ken Rudin Sen. McCaskill Hits Political Turbulence; Didn't Pay Taxes For Private Plane Already facing a tough reelection, Sen. McCaskill's political foes got an assist from a report that she didn't pay taxes for a plane she co-owns with her husband. This came after another damaging report that she charged taxpayers for business flights she took on it. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:07:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/03/21/134742716/sen-mccaskill-hits-political-turbulence-didnt-pay-taxes-for-private-plane https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/03/21/134742716/sen-mccaskill-hits-political-turbulence-didnt-pay-taxes-for-private-plane

Already facing a tough reelection, Sen. McCaskill's political foes got an assist from a report that she didn't pay taxes for a plane she co-owns with her husband. This came after another damaging report that she charged taxpayers for business flights she took on it.

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