Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Politics chat: Biden's tough week; mask-or-test mandates; the future of the filibuster

9:17am January 16, 2022

We take a look at President Biden's tough week, after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his mask-or-test mandate for large employers and his attempt to reform the the filibuster died in the Senate.

20 years in, what's next for Guantanamo Bay and the 39 prisoners still there

8:18am January 16, 2022

by Sacha Pfeiffer

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School, about the future of the U.S. military court and prison at Guantanamo Bay.

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One America News White House Correspondent Chanel Rion asks a question of President Donald Trump during a briefing about the coronavirus in April 2020. DirecTV isn't renewing the network's contract.

DirecTV to drop One America News Network

9:41pm January 15, 2022

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The far-right, pro-Trump news outlet has a reputation for spreading conspiracy theories.

A newly released Census Bureau email written during former President Donald Trump's administration — when Wilbur Ross, shown at a 2020 congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., served as the commerce secretary overseeing the census — details how offi

Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

6:51pm January 15, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data.

Glenn Youngkin waves to the crowd at his inauguration on Saturday Jan. 15, in Richmond, Va.

Republican Glenn Youngkin is sworn in as the governor of Virginia

6:17pm January 15, 2022

The businessman, the first Republican to hold the office in nearly a decade, took the oath alongside Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. The pair surprised Democrats when they swept office in November.

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What the future holds for democracy in the U.S.

4:55pm January 15, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin talks with political scientist Steven Levitsky of Harvard University about the future of American democracy.

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Week in politics: Vaccine mandates; Voting rights and inflation

11:15am January 15, 2022

by Ron Elving

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision blocking the Biden administration's employer vaccine-or-test mandate was just one of multiple disappointments the president experienced this past week.

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President Biden acknowledged his administration's recent struggles Friday while speaking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill he signed into law last year.

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Biden's bad week and the unreality of great expectations

9:27am January 15, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The week brought some more bad news for President Biden, who may be rightly criticized for setting expectations too high for what could actually get done.

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Republican House members objected to the certification of votes, allowed under the Electoral Count Act, from Nevada during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021. It was rejected because a senator did not join in the objection.

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House panel issues first proposed reforms to Electoral Count Act after Jan. 6 attack

9:52pm January 14, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Suggested reforms to the law would dispel any ambiguity or confusion over the role of Congress when it comes to counting votes for a future presidential election.

Christian Nationalism is stronger than ever, even without Donald Trump as president

5:21pm January 14, 2022

by John Burnett

Christian Nationalism has grown in the last year. Now, some more mainline churches are speaking out against the movement, which they see as opposed to the teachings of Jesus.

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