Politics & Government

The White House is shifting gears in the battle against COVID-19

5:05am March 31, 2022

by Tamara Keith

The Biden administration has launched a website to help people find test-to-treat sites, the last military surge unit is heading home and the person who led the administration's strategy is moving on.

Biden administration aims to lift pandemic border restriction known as Title 42

5:05am March 31, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Theresa Cardinal Brown of the Bipartisan Policy Center about plans to lift a public health order that kept migrants out of the U.S. to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Republican Gov. Doug Ducey applauds new House members during his State of the State address on Jan. 10 at the Arizona Capitol. Republican state House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Republican Senate President Karen Fann flank Ducey.

Politics & Government

Arizona Republicans enact a controversial new proof-of-citizenship voting law

7:13pm March 30, 2022

by Ben Giles

Critics warn that the measure will jeopardize the voter registrations of thousands of the state's residents.

This aerial view taken near Kyiv on Wednesday shows a destroyed house in the village of Lukianivka.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 30)

4:58pm March 30, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. and Russia are each seeking India's support

4:50pm March 30, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

Top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia are visiting India. They both want the backing of the world's biggest democracy — which has so far refused to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.

What Justice Clarence Thomas knew about his wife's text messages with Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, is the subject of increasing scrutiny.

Politics & Government

Legal ethics experts agree: Justice Thomas must recuse in insurrection cases

4:45pm March 30, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Legal ethics experts had previously said while Ginni Thomas is an outspoken conservative activist, her husband is able to act as an independent judge of matters that come before the court.

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After closing for 2 years, tours begin at the U.S. Capitol

4:18pm March 30, 2022

NPR's Kelsey Snell takes a tour of the Capitol Building, which is open again for public tours after being closed for the COVID-19 pandemic.

A person walks past a COVID-19 testing location in Arlington, Va., on March 16. A new website launched by the Biden administration will provide a locater for test-and-treat facilities, among other services.

A new federal website aims to solve a key COVID problem: where to get antiviral pills

3:04pm March 30, 2022

by Tamara Keith

The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for Americans' pandemic needs.

Demonstrators gather to protest what opponents call the "Don't Say Gay" bill on the steps of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in Tallahassee on March 7, 2022.

Teachers fear the chilling effect of Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law

2:29pm March 30, 2022

by Melissa Block

Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, teachers fear it will muzzle speech and further stigmatize LGBTQ youth.

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Joey and Paula Reed protest in Lafayette Park near the White House on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Their son, Trevor Reed, just started a second hunger strike to protest his treatment in a Russian prison.

The parents of an American detained in Russia are protesting outside the White House

2:01pm March 30, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Trevor Reed started his second hunger strike in Russian prison after being sent to solitary confinement instead of getting treatment for tuberculosis. His parents want to meet with President Biden.