Politics & Government

Veterans sick after toxic burn pit exposure are still struggling to get care covered

6:07pm January 20, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

Momentum on increased Veterans Affairs coverage for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits is building in Congress. None of it soon enough for sick veterans or advocates like comedian Jon Stewart.

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A look at how President Biden has handled the pandemic through his 1st year in office

6:07pm January 20, 2022

by Tamara Keith

One year ago, President Biden took the oath of office, with beating COVID at the top of his agenda. Managing the uncertainty of what comes next remains the greatest challenge of his presidency.

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Pro-life activists participate in the 48th annual March for Life outside the U.S. Supreme Court January 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Activists look ahead to what could be the 'last anniversary' for Roe

6:07pm January 20, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

On both sides of the abortion debate, activists say this could be the last anniversary before Roe v. Wade is overturned or significantly rolled back.

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Secretary of State Blinken talks with European allies about Russia

4:53pm January 20, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is consulting with European allies in Berlin Thursday. He's there to make sure everyone's on the same page in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine.

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Former President Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 4, 2020.

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The Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Ivanka Trump

4:08pm January 20, 2022

by Caitlyn Kim

The committee is asking Ivanka Trump to voluntarily cooperate with the panel's investigation. The panel sent her a letter on Thursday.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the end of the war in Afghanistan in the State Dining Room at the White House on August 31, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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5 moments that mattered in Biden's 1st year in the White House

12:26pm January 20, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden's first year in office was marked by the pandemic fight, a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and a tough push to get his agenda through Congress.

Gary Chambers Jr., pictured here in a file photo, is running against U.S. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. His first campaign video, "37 Seconds," features him smoking a blunt and discussing marijuana arrests and policy.

Gary Chambers' new pot-smoking campaign ad in Senate race goes viral with old tactics

10:37am January 20, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Democrat Gary Chambers Jr. is running to unseat Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy. Chambers follows in the footsteps of other politicians who have used attention-grabbing ads to up their name recognition.

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Biden discusses stalled domestic agenda and other issues during news conference

8:19am January 20, 2022

President Biden's executive style is informed by his decades in the world's most deliberative body. Allies say this approach has shown its limits in Biden's first year as president.

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Bipartisan Senate delegation traveled to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's leadership

7:21am January 20, 2022

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut about his recent trip to Ukraine as part of a bipartisan delegation of senators, and what he learned.

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A poll worker in Austin, Texas, stamps a voter's 2020 ballot before dropping it into a secure box. Ahead of the state's March primary, local election officials in Texas are starting to deal with the effects of the new GOP-backed voting law.

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Why Texas election officials are rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications

7:21am January 20, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Ahead of the March primary, local elections officials in Texas are starting to deal with the effects of a new GOP-backed voting law.

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