Politics & Government

President Biden takes questions from the media alongside Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, after he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.

Biden says he was expressing 'moral outrage' when saying Putin shouldn't stay in power

6:04pm March 28, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

President Biden defended controversial remarks in which he appeared to call for regime change in Russia. "I was expressing the moral outrage that I feel, and I make no apologies for it," he said.

President Biden takes notes during a meeting to discuss clean energy efforts with CEOs of U.S. electric utility companies at the White House in February 2022.

Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States

5:58pm March 28, 2022

by Julia Simon

The spread of misinformation about solar and wind energy is leading some states and counties to restrict or even reject projects. Researchers say it's a threat to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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The truth about political ads: They can include lies

5:27pm March 28, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

A recent ad in the Arizona gubernatorial campaign raises an old question: Can candidates simply lie in their paid ads? The short answer is yes.

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. Hundreds of Trump supporters later stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.

Trump 'likely' committed crime trying to stay in power, judge says in records dispute

5:06pm March 28, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

A judge ordered lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman to give records to the Congress' Jan. 6 committee, saying that Trump and Eastman's plan amounted to a "coup in search of legal theory" on Jan. 6.

Ukraine is willing to become a neutral country as part of a peace deal with Russia

4:52pm March 28, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia arrived in Turkey in hopes of reaching an agreement to put an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukraine is "ready" to discuss becoming a neutral country.

Florida Gov. DeSantis has signed 'Don't Say Gay' bill

4:41pm March 28, 2022

by Greg Allen

Florida's governor signed a bill that bans instruction dealing with sexual orientation kindergarten through third grade. Dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics, it was ridiculed at the Oscars.

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Operation Lone Star touts big numbers. But are they real?

4:41pm March 28, 2022

It's been a year since Texas launched Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott's hardline border crackdown on undocumented immigration. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Lomi Kriel about the project.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here on Feb. 24, signed a bill into law Monday that restricts the education of LGBTQ topics in the state's public schools.

Florida's governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'

2:34pm March 28, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The law says public school teachers may not instruct on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades kindergarten through third grade.

French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour delivers a speech during a campaign rally on the Trocadero square in Paris on Sunday. A lawsuit accuses Zemmour of trying to falsify history about France's role in the Holocaust.

A Jewish, far-right politician is being sued for Holocaust denial in France

2:14pm March 28, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The case against Eric Zemmour is the first time someone is accused of Holocaust denial for alleging French homosexuals weren't deported during the war, the plaintiffs say.

President Biden delivers a speech about the Russian war in Ukraine at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday.

Politics & Government

Biden's new budget calls for funding police and taxing billionaires

1:31pm March 28, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Budgets set out a president's priorities, and with his 2023 budget, President Biden says he cares about deficit reduction, defense spending, supporting police and cutting costs for families.