Politics & Government

House committee member describes what has been uncovered a year after Jan. 6

8:15am January 02, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta speaks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as the 1-year anniversary approaches.

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A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol near the Senate Chamber.

Trump still says his supporters weren't behind the Jan. 6 attack — but I was there

5:00am January 02, 2022

by Lauren Hodges

It's been a year since that pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. I was there when it happened, and I was also there months later when they tried to shift the blame.

Gardeners work on landscaping maintenance outside the Buckingham Palace in London in October 2021.

COVID-19 experts, athletes and Daniel Craig make the U.K.'s 'Honours List'

8:28pm January 01, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The annual tradition pays tribute to people for achievements made over the previous year. The government said it was the most ethnically diverse Honours List yet.

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Week in politics: Biden says there is no federal solution to the pandemic

8:06am January 01, 2022

by Ron Elving

President Joe Biden says there's no federal solution to the pandemic as cases climb dramatically.

There are signs negotiators are making progress toward a nuclear deal with Iran

8:06am January 01, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

For the first time in months, European negotiators report progress in nuclear talks with Iran and the U.S. An agreement would revive an Obama-era pact that President Donald Trump abandoned.

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Biden's top economics advisor weighs in on how omicron is affecting economic recovery

8:06am January 01, 2022

by David Gura

David Gura speaks to Cecilia Rouse, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the health of the U.S. economy amid inflation, supply chain interruptions and labor shortages.

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Almost a year after Jan. 6, two journalists release their book 'The Steal'

8:06am January 01, 2022

by David Gura

David Gura speaks with journalists Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague about their new book "The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It."

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A look back at attacks on voting rights in 2021 — and what could be next

4:44pm December 31, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wendy Weiser, who directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the threats to our elections in 2022 and 2024.

Asian American groups file a legal challenge to Texas' redistricting plans

4:41pm December 31, 2021

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

The Asian population in Fort Bend County is Texas' largest. When the Texas Legislature met to redraw congressional maps, many Asian Americans hoped it would reflect that. That didn't happen.

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President Joe Biden waves from Air Force One before departing on March 16, 2021, en route to visit a small business in Chester, Pennsylvania to highlight how the American Rescue Plan helps small businesses.

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The top destination for Biden during his first year in office? Pennsylvania

5:05am December 31, 2021

by Asma Khalid

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more.

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