Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Politics chat: U.S. troops could go to help Ukraine; Black woman may replace Breyer

8:25am January 30, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

We look at President Biden's options with Russian troops amassed at Ukraine's border, as well as his opportunity to appoint the first Black female justice to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Biden may fulfill a campaign promise to Black voters with his Supreme Court nominee

8:01am January 30, 2022

by Juana Summers

With President Biden set to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, Juana Summers discusses his commitments to Black voters with voting rights experts Arisha Hatch and Nse Ufot.

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Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus says U.S. must act now to assist Ukraine

9:38am January 29, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican from Pennsylvania and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, about what the U.S. should do to deter Russia.

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Week in politics: U.S. troops on alert at Russia-Ukraine border; Breyer retiring

8:02am January 29, 2022

by Ron Elving

Tensions at the Ukraine-Russia border. Plus, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's resignation and President Biden's pledge to nominate the first-ever Black woman Supreme Court justice.

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President Biden has said he plans to make his mind up about who to nominate to the Supreme Court by the end of February.

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These are the people believed to be frontrunners for Biden's Supreme Court pick

9:18pm January 28, 2022

by Scott Detrow

President Biden has pledged to choose a Black woman to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court — and the White House is looking at a broad list of potential candidates.

Kenneth Polite, the assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, speaks during a news conference at the department in October.

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His brother was killed in 2004. Now he fights violent crime as a top Justice official

7:57pm January 28, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Kenneth Polite, head of the Criminal Division since July, wants to take the most dangerous people off the streets and spend more on preventing violence.

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A congressional delegation visits Kyiv to pledge solidarity with Ukraine

5:08pm January 28, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressmen Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and Congressman Mark Green, R-Tenn., about their trip to Ukraine as the country faces the threat of a Russian invasion.

Russian President Putin said the West has not addressed Russia's main demands

5:08pm January 28, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in for the first time on answers from the U.S. and NATO to Russia's security proposals. Other signals from the Kremlin are encouraging.

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The top U.S. Diplomat in Ukraine still hopes Putin chooses diplomacy

4:50pm January 28, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kristina Kvien who, as the Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, is the top American official on the ground in Kyiv.

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Supporters of President Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally in Kenosha, Wis., the day before the 2020 election, which he and his supporters falsely claim he won.

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The Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 14 people in fake electors scheme tied to Trump

4:41pm January 28, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The 14 people are tied to an effort to put forth false electors as President Donald Trump sought to stay in office after losing the 2020 election.