Politics & Government

Activists and demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.

21 states poised to ban or severely restrict abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned

9:13pm December 02, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

So-called "trigger laws" in 12 states would automatically enact an abortion ban if Roe is overturned. In nine others, bans that were blocked by courts or have long been unenforced could take effect.

Biden administration says it will restart the Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy

4:24pm December 02, 2021

by Joel Rose

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will restart the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Officials promised "key changes" to the Trump-era policy that has been widely criticized as inhumane.

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Ireland's Sinn Féin leader on Brexit, cross-border relations and party goals

4:24pm December 02, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin president and leader of the opposition in the Republic of Ireland, about Brexit and how cross-border relations are working.

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Here's what President Biden's winter COVID plan involves

4:24pm December 02, 2021

President Biden announced his strategy to deal with COVID-19 throughout the winter months, including getting more people vaccinated and stepping up testing for the virus.

President Joe Biden speaks about new steps to combat COVID-19 surges this winter during a visit to the National Institutes of Health on Dec. 2, 2021, in Bethesda, Md.

Biden's new winter COVID plan will reimburse you for at-home tests

4:02pm December 02, 2021

by Tamara Keith

Among his new steps to fight COVID surges this winter: requiring private health insurers to reimburse people for at-home tests. It also calls for more people to get vaccines and boosters.

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Migrants leave Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Oct. 27 as they continue their trek north toward Mexico's northern states and the U.S. border.

U.S. will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers

12:18pm December 02, 2021

by The Associated Press

Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans to comply with a court order.

Politics & Government

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is focused on bringing in more tax revenue for the IRS

6:24am December 02, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about the U.S. economy and rising inflation.

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News brief: omicron variant, Biden's COVID strategy, abortion court case

6:05am December 02, 2021

The U.S. has a case of the latest coronavirus variant. President Biden will outline a new plan for dealing with COVID-19. The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to roll back abortion rights.

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Following the 2020 presidential election, then-Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark promised to pursue baseless election fraud claims for then-President Donald Trump.

Politics & Government

Jan. 6 panel votes to refer ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark for contempt of Congress

9:01pm December 01, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The committee said Clark, who had promised to pursue former President Donald Trump's baseless election fraud claims, failed to answer questions during a deposition.

This artist sketch depicts Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart, standing while speaking to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Center for Reproductive Rights Litigation Director Julie Rikelman is seated right.

Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court

6:28pm December 01, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

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