Democratic Backsliding Rocks The Summit Of The Americas Before It Begins
07 Jun 2022
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The United States is hosting a major gathering of heads of state from the Americas, but some countri...
Federal Inquiry Cast A Shadow On Solar Power Growth. Now, Biden's Granted A Reprieve.
06 Jun 2022
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The Commerce Department is investigating whether China is skirting U.S. tariffs by routing solar pan...
Americans Are Spending Lots — But They Still Don't Feel Good About The Economy
03 Jun 2022
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The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. businesses added 390,000 jobs in May, as the unemployment...
President Biden Makes Longshot Plea For Action On Gun Violence
03 Jun 2022
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Despite bipartisan efforts at a modest deal, Senate Republicans could filibuster any gun control mea...
Gun Rights Are Likely To Be Expanded Even Further By The Supreme Court
01 Jun 2022
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The conservative majority so far appears unmoved by prevailing public opinion on the controversial s...
As Uvalde Families Demand Answers, DOJ Will Investigate Police Response
31 May 2022
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And President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited with victims and their families in Texas on Su...
Here's How Politicians Pick Their Voters
30 May 2022
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In the latest installment of our book club, Danielle Kurtzleben talks to professor Carol Anderson ab...
John Legend On His Criminal Justice Activism
28 May 2022
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Most people know John Legend as an award-winning actor and musician. But he also has a long record o...
Weekly Roundup: May 27th
27 May 2022
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The Senate is negotiating over limited legislation aimed at reducing gun violence, although those ne...
Police Reform Failed In Congress, So Biden Takes What He Can Get
26 May 2022
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An opt-in police misconduct database and new conduct standards for federal police: President Biden's...
Federal Gun Restrictions Are Likely Doomed in the Senate
25 May 2022
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A mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has many Americans again asking what can be done about ...
Voters With Disabilities Worry About Their Ability To Cast Ballots In Wisconsin
24 May 2022
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A court case has some voters with disabilities worried that they will not be able to rely on family ...
Biden Visits South Korea And Japan, Emphasizing Trade To Counter China
23 May 2022
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President Biden said the U.S. Military would defend Taiwan if China invaded. He also announced a new...
Weekly Roundup: May 20th
20 May 2022
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U.S. government tariffs and Department of Agriculture buying practices helped drive consolidation in...
Will Threats To Abortion Access Motivate Democratic Voters? Maybe.
19 May 2022
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The leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court earlier this month that showed the majority-conse...
MAGA Republicans Dominate Key North Carolina, Pennsylvania Primaries
18 May 2022
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In North Carolina, Rep. Ted Budd — boosted by Donald Trump's endorsement — secured a decisive wi...
American Conservatives Are Smitten With Hungary's Increasingly Autocratic Leader
17 May 2022
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A prominent conference of American conservatives — the Conservative Political Action Conference (C...
How Replacement Theory Moved From The Fringe To The Mainstream
16 May 2022
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The suspected gunman in Saturday's shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. is alleged to have written a racist scr...
Weekly Roundup: May 13th
13 May 2022
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Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sat down with NPR's Deirdre Walsh for a conversation about t...
A Majority of Americans Support Roe. That Doesn't Mean They Agree on Abortion.
12 May 2022
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Senate Democrats failed to pass a bill that would have codified the right to an abortion Wednesday, ...
This Longtime Dem Lawmaker Opposes Abortion Rights. Will Primary Voters Support Him?
11 May 2022
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Rep. Henry Cuellar is a conservative Democrat who has represented the 28th Congressional District in...
Biden's Midterm Pitch: Inflation Is High, But You're Still Better Off With Me
10 May 2022
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In an economic speech that felt like a campaign stump, Biden touted his administration's efforts to ...
National Abortion Ban Could Come To A Vote If Republicans Win Congress
09 May 2022
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After initially being reluctant to talk about the substance of the leaked Supreme Court opinion, GOP...
America Before Roe v. Wade
07 May 2022
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The Supreme Court may be on the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling which established a...
More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks... And The Risk Of Recession?
06 May 2022
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Lots of people have gotten jobs recently and paychecks are, on average, getting bigger. But what tho...
Are Other Rights Really At Risk If Roe Is Overturned?
05 May 2022
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It depends how the final opinion is written. And, President Biden said that voters need to elect mor...
Trump's Endorsement Helps J.D. Vance Win Ohio's GOP Senate Primary Race
04 May 2022
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The primary race illustrated the state's dramatic conservative turn in recent years. If Vance bests ...
The Supreme Court Seems Likely To Overturn Roe v. Wade
03 May 2022
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According to a draft opinion obtained by POLITICO, there is a five-justice conservative majority rea...
More Funding For Ukraine Seems Likely. More COVID Money Seems... Less Likely.
02 May 2022
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The White House pitch to provide consistent support for Ukraine through the end of September at a co...
Republicans Have Momentum With Voters. It Might Be Enough for a Wave in November.
29 Apr 2022
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In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 47% of registered voters surveyed said they are more likely t...
States Are Preparing For A Possible Post-Roe Future
28 Apr 2022
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The Supreme Court is considering a case that could significantly weaken the right to abortion — or...
So There's A Lot Happening In Florida Right Now
27 Apr 2022
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A flurry of headlines out of the Sunshine State: Gov. Ron DeSantis — a rising star in the Republic...
Immigration, Inflation Loom Large As Dems Wonder How To Tout Wins Ahead Of Midterms
26 Apr 2022
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In a conversation with NPR, Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Jamie Raskin of Maryland said that whi...
8 in 10 Young People Want Government Action On Student Loan Debt
25 Apr 2022
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Thirty-eight percent of Americans under 30 want to see student debt cancelled entirely. Despite a ca...
Weekly Roundup: April 22
22 Apr 2022
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The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and will streamline their immigration and ve...
These Candidates Face Allegations Of Abuse—Will They Win Their Elections Anyway?
21 Apr 2022
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Prominent candidates in two Republican Senate primaries, Missouri's Eric Greitens and Georgia's Hers...
Remain In Mexico: Will The Supreme Court Let Biden End Trump's Asylum Policy?
20 Apr 2022
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The Biden administration has repeatedly tried to end the policy, which requires migrants making an a...
Federal Court Ends CDC's Transportation Mask Mandate
19 Apr 2022
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A judge said the rule exceeded the Centers for Disease Control's power, raising questions about how ...
After Decades Of Bipartisan Teamwork, Republicans Quit Presidential Debate Commission
18 Apr 2022
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And you might not have to go to Iowa in order to be the Democrats' presidential nominee anymore: the...
Weekly Roundup: April 15th
15 Apr 2022
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Sarah Palin, whose 2008 turn as John McCain's running mate presaged the Republican Party's evolution...
What Natasha Romanenko Experienced When Russian Troops Occupied Her Town
14 Apr 2022
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In Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, Natasha Romanenko lived in her root cellar for a month to avoid Ru...
A Look At The Most Interesting Races In The GOP's Fight To Retake The Senate
13 Apr 2022
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There are 35 Senate elections happening this November and although Republicans are defending 21 incu...
On COVID, Democrats Struggle With The Tension Between Public Health And Politics
12 Apr 2022
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The White House continues to insist the country has the tools to return to life-as-usual, even as CO...
How Extremist Republicans Have Reframed Politics In Idaho
11 Apr 2022
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Far-right activists and a militia figure are a major force in the state's Republican politics, where...
How Congress Is Investigating January 6th — And Preparing For Any Future Attacks
08 Apr 2022
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Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to the former president, voluntarily testified before House inves...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed To The Supreme Court
07 Apr 2022
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The vote was 53 to 47, with three Republicans joining the Democratic caucus in support of Jackson's ...
Derailed By Immigration Fight, COVID Funding May Have To Wait Weeks
06 Apr 2022
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As the Senate prepares to leave town for a two-week break, a bipartisan deal for $10 billion in new ...
The Economy Is Weird Right Now
05 Apr 2022
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Unemployment in the United States is near record lows, wages are growing quickly, and spending in th...
Mass Graves Found In Kyiv Suburbs Following Russian Withdrawal
04 Apr 2022
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President Joe Biden again referred to Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a war criminal after mass gra...
How TV Ad Lies And Private Money Shape U.S. Elections
01 Apr 2022
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The Federal Communications Commission has few regulations over what candidates can say in their adve...
House Democrats Probe Gap In Trump's Call Logs From January 6th
31 Mar 2022
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Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and a former White House staffer, was interviewed by the committee...
In Florida and Indiana, Republicans Are Trying To Limit What Kids Are Taught
30 Mar 2022
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In Florida, a law limiting discussion of sexual orientation will take effect this summer. In Indiana...
Why Did Tucker Carlson Echo Russian Bioweapons Propaganda On His Top-Rated Show?
29 Mar 2022
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Russia pushed a conspiracy theory that the United States is helping Ukraine develop biological weapo...
Congress Tries To Reach COVID Funding Deal
28 Mar 2022
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COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are down in the United States, but health experts say it's...
Weekly Roundup: March 25, 2022
25 Mar 2022
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On a four-day trip through Europe, President Biden is sending the message that the US and allies are...
How Much Sway Does Donald Trump Hold In Republican Primaries?
24 Mar 2022
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Tepublicans in the Ohio Senate primary are vying for Trump's endorsement to gain an edge in a crowde...
Are Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings All Politics?
24 Mar 2022
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Wednesday was the third day of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but sena...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows To Be An "Impartial" Supreme Court Justice
23 Mar 2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's Supreme Court pick, faced questions from the Senate Judicia...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Begins Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
21 Mar 2022
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On her first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told senators t...
The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
18 Mar 2022
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On top of aid to Ukraine and a trillion-dollar budget, Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Wo...
Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions
17 Mar 2022
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For more than a year, immigration activists have been frustrated that the White House has used the p...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's President, Addresses Congress
16 Mar 2022
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a video address before Congress Wednesday, in whic...
Politics And America's Loneliness Epidemic
15 Mar 2022
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Even before the pandemic, three in five Americans reported feeling like they are left out, poorly un...
From A Basement In Lviv, The Latest On Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
14 Mar 2022
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The UN says more than 600 civilians been killed, though the true number is likely far higher. Russia...
Once Derided As Graft, Earmarks Just Helped Congress Pass A Bipartisan Budget Deal
11 Mar 2022
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The $1.5 trillion dollar package also contained billions in aid to Ukraine. One thing that was absen...
Exclusive: Attorney General Merrick Garland
10 Mar 2022
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The head of the Justice Department said that he is committed to unraveling the conspiracy behind the...
Why Colorado's Democratic Governor Broke From His Party On Mask Mandates
09 Mar 2022
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Democrat Jared Polis ended Colorado's statewide mask mandate in the summer of 2021 and didn't reinst...
Biden Bans Russian Oil Imports
08 Mar 2022
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The symbolic move was accompanied by an acknowledgement from the president that gas prices are likel...
After Ten Days Of War, The View From The Ground In Ukraine
07 Mar 2022
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Ukraine continues to hold out against a Russian invasion, as the U.S. and its European allies debate...
January 6th Committee Says It Has Evidence Trump's Election Efforts Broke The Law
04 Mar 2022
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Lawmakers said in a court filing this week that the evidence they have gathered through their invest...
The White House Says It Is Prepared To Respond Quickly To New COVID Variants
03 Mar 2022
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Biden is asking Congress to make new treatment options free and immediately available to patients wh...
Changes To Texas Voting Rules Worry Older Voters And Those With Disabilities
02 Mar 2022
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Election officials said more than 15,000 mail-in ballots weren't completed properly after the state ...
At The State Of The Union, Biden Wooed Moderates And Slammed Putin
02 Mar 2022
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In his speech, the president emphasized policies with broad, bipartisan support, including sanctions...
"Awake Not Woke": How Republicans Are Defining Their Party in 2022
28 Feb 2022
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At last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, influential Republicans focused on the noti...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is The First Black Woman Nominated To The Supreme Court
25 Feb 2022
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Jackson's experiences working as a public defender and on the federal sentencing commission give her...
US Responds To Russian Invasion Of Ukraine With Stronger Sanctions
24 Feb 2022
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In a speech at the White House Thursday afternoon, President Biden reiterated that the United States...
Two Very, Very Different Strategies For Winning The Senate
23 Feb 2022
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There are 34 Senate races this November and any one of them could decide control of the evenly-divid...
Parents' COVID Frustrations Are A Political Issue For Democrats
22 Feb 2022
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White suburban mothers were a key, persuadable voting block in 2020 who helped to secure Biden the p...
Russia Recognizes Parts Of Ukraine As Independent, Escalating Conflict
21 Feb 2022
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Putin appears to be establishing a pretext for a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as hopes for a diploma...
Will Americans Tolerate COVID Restrictions If Cases Rise Again?
18 Feb 2022
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Even Democratic areas have begun to relax COVID restrictions as the Omicron wave ebbs, but another w...
What To Know About Biden's Supreme Court Front-Runners
17 Feb 2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger, and Michelle Childs are all highly-qualified to serve on the ...
Biden Holds Out Hope for Diplomatic Solution In Ukraine
16 Feb 2022
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The president says that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still "distinctly possible," but that diplo...
A Look At Key Senate, Governor's Races In Arizona And Georgia
15 Feb 2022
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Biden won back Pennsylvania and Arizona from Trump in 2020, but the president's sagging approval rat...
On The Ground In Ukraine As Threat Of Russian Invasion Grows
14 Feb 2022
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NPR's Joanna Kakissis has been reporting on the life of Ukrainians as Russia continues to amass troo...
The Economy Is Doing Well By Most Measures—But Inflation Remains A Problem
11 Feb 2022
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Inflation is particularly potent as a political issue because it touches everyone, but President Bid...
Congress Pursues Good-Governance Reforms
10 Feb 2022
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With President Biden's agenda stalled in Congress, lawmakers are turning their attention to bipartis...
Biden Promised To Cancel $10,000 In Student Debt For All Borrowers. He Hasn't.
09 Feb 2022
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Progressives point to a law that gives the education secretary the unilateral power to discharge fed...
Top Biden Science Adviser Who Was Accused Of Toxic Management Resigns
08 Feb 2022
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The White House, which has known about Eric Lander's behavior for weeks following an internal invest...
In Moscow And Washington, European Leaders Attempt To Lower Tensions Around Ukraine
07 Feb 2022
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Washington and French President Emmanuel Macron is in Moscow as ...
Weekly Roundup: February 4th
04 Feb 2022
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The South Carolina Republican was a steadfast ally for Donald Trump in Congress, but he voted to imp...
ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Raid, Biden Says
03 Feb 2022
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President Biden said that ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as U.S. special...
How The Race For Ohio's Open Senate Seat Looks From The Campaign Trail
02 Feb 2022
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Republicans are the slight favorites to win an open Senate seat in Ohio, but first their candidate w...
Racial-Bias Issues Plague Justice Department Early-Release Program
02 Feb 2022
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Civil rights advocates say an algorithm at the heart the First Step Act, the 2018 bipartisan crimina...
Democratic Activists Say Biden Has Failed To Deliver On Immigration Promises
31 Jan 2022
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Activists say the president has made little substantive progress on overhauling the U.S. immigration...
Biden Says He'll Make His Supreme Court Pick By The End Of February
28 Jan 2022
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will move to confirm Biden's choice as quickly a...
Both Parties Vie For Latino Voters To Boost Midterms Hopes
27 Jan 2022
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A new congressional district in Colorado that is forty percent could be the site of one of the count...
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire
26 Jan 2022
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Breyer's retirement gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court. ...
Here's How Voting Is Different In Georgia and Texas This Year
25 Jan 2022
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After Democrats failed to pass federal voting rights legislation, changes to election processes enac...
As Putin Threatens Ukraine, Biden Weighs Increasing Military Presence In Europe
24 Jan 2022
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8,500 U.S. troops are on heightened alert for deployment to Europe after Russia stationed more than ...
Weekly Roundup: January 21st
21 Jan 2022
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Kamala Harris made history when she became the first woman and the first woman of color to serve as ...