Politics & Government

Politics & Government

In an attempt to ease tensions, Biden and China's Xi meet virtually

7:25am November 16, 2021

President Biden held a virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to go over some of the thorniest issues between the two countries. They gave no hint of Trump-era tariffs being dropped.

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Bannon threatens vengeance after surrendering on criminal contempt charges

6:20am November 16, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about the contempt charge against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

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News brief: Biden-Xi summit, Steve Bannon, Cuba thwarts protests

6:08am November 16, 2021

President Biden and his Chinese counterpart held a virtual meeting. Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon threatens vengeance after surrendering on criminal contempt charges. Cuba is crushing protest plans.

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Dot Thurby with some of the thousands of water bottles the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs distributes to members every day.

Tribes hope infrastructure law means they'll finally get clean drinking water

8:09pm November 15, 2021

by Katia Riddle

The Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon has been without clean drinking water for years, the just-passed infrastructure bill promises to fix that.

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Former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon surrenders at the FBI Washington Field Office in Washington, D.C., on Monday. He's been charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.

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Steve Bannon threatens vengeance after surrendering on criminal contempt charges

7:30pm November 15, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Former President Donald Trump's onetime top adviser surrendered to federal authorities Monday. Bannon was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

President Biden signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as he is surrounded by lawmakers and members of his Cabinet during a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House on Monday.

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Biden signs the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law

7:24pm November 15, 2021

President Biden praised the bipartisanship work to craft and pass the bill. But Republicans who supported the measure continue to face blowback.

President Biden and China's Xi set to have their 1st formal meeting as leaders

7:09pm November 15, 2021

by John Ruwitch

Monday night, President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit. It will be their first formal meeting since Biden became president.

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Chile's president faces impeachment for what his critics call a conflict of interest

7:09pm November 15, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Chile's president Sebastian Pinera faces an impeachment vote in the Senate Tuesday, days ahead of the first round of voting in presidential elections.

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Vermont's Patrick Leahy says he will retire from the U.S. Senate

7:09pm November 15, 2021

by Henry Epp

After eight terms in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced his retirement on Monday. The powerful senator was at the center of many Supreme Court nomination fights.

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President Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill

7:09pm November 15, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law Monday, surrounded by members of both parties. But some of the Republicans backing the bill face death threats.

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