Politics & Government

Danica Roem's new book shares her journey from 'closet-case trans girl' to legislator

4:58pm April 26, 2022

by Juana Summers

Danica Roem is a trailblazing figure as the first openly trans person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Her new "memoir-meets-manifesto" explores her personal and political journey.

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One-stop early voting begins Thursday in North Carolina

4:45pm April 26, 2022

by Paul Garber

Early voting in the primary for the 2022 election begins in North Carolina on Thursday.

Democratic pollsters sounds the alarm as young voters' support of Biden plummets

4:26pm April 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly Louise Kelly speaks with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez of NextGen America about President Biden's approval ratings dip among GenZ and Millennial voters.

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Among the books banned in Llano County, Texas, public libraries were: Robie H. Harris's It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health; Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents; and Maurice Sendak's In the Night

In a lawsuit, a group of Texas library patrons says a book ban amounts to censorship

4:11pm April 26, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Llano County officials said they wanted to remove "pornographic" material from libraries but actually censored books based on political and religious grounds, the library patrons' lawsuit says.

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Dowless, key figure in NC absentee ballot fraud probe, dies

11:04am April 26, 2022

by Associated Press, Gary Robertson

Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr., the key player in a North Carolina absentee ballot fraud probe that led to a do-over congressional election, has died.

President Biden is seen delivering remarks on COVID-19 on March 30. On Tuesday, the White House will announce a new push to get more doses of the COVID antiviral medication Paxlovid to more Americans.

Biden will make Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, available to more pharmacies

9:48am April 26, 2022

The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease.

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As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, what is the endgame for sanctions?

7:14am April 26, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the threat of harsh economic sanctions was wielded as a deterrent. But the White House message has evolved.

News brief: Musk to take Twitter private, Paxlovid's availability, Trump civil probe

5:38am April 26, 2022

Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. An effective COVID drug will be made available to more pharmacies. Ex-President Trump is held in contempt of court for failing to turn over documents.

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Will the Supreme Court be as deferential to Biden on immigration as it was to Trump?

5:08am April 26, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The court is weighing whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, which keeps some asylum-seekers in Mexico while they await a U.S. hearing.

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Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from lifting COVID border rules

5:08am April 26, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California about White House plans to end Title 42, which restricts migrants entering from the southern border due to the pandemic.