Politics & Government

Biden signs order to address violence against Native people at tribal nations summit

7:09pm November 15, 2021

by Scott Detrow

President Biden hosted a summit with tribal nations at the White House, signing an executive order directing several federal agencies to better address violent crimes that target Native people.

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Internet access has always been a problem for Faylene Begay, a single mother of four living on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.

Students are still struggling to get internet. The infrastructure law could help

5:31pm November 15, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

President Biden's infrastructure package includes $65 billion for improving broadband. That money could make a big difference for rural college students, who are especially disconnected.

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Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show, by Jonathan Karl

In 'Betrayal,' ABC's Jonathan Karl asks: 'Must the Trump show go on?'

3:14pm November 15, 2021

by Ron Elving

Karl notes often that Trump continues his campaign to invalidate the 2020 election — even now. The "Trump show" remains very much on stage, finding an audience and threatening to extend its run.

The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., will reportedly be renamed after a Miami-based investment group takes control of the property on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Trump's controversial hotel in D.C. will reportedly be sold and renamed

3:10pm November 15, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The deal is said to be worth $375 million. Trump's company has suffered a net loss of $70 million in operating the hotel, the House Oversight Committee said last month.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, seen here at the U.S. Capitol in September, announced Monday that he is not seeking another term representing Vermont.

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Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy won't seek reelection next year

2:00pm November 15, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

Leahy, 81, is the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate.

Steve Bannon turns himself in to face criminal contempt charges

11:47am November 15, 2021

by Peter Shane

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has turned himself in at the FBI field office in Washington. He faces charges of contempt of Congress.

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Climate talks have wrapped up. Granholm weighs in on the highlights

8:12am November 15, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the compromise deal reached at the U.N. climate summit that gave a last-minute reprieve to coal-burning economies.

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Biden prepares for Monday's high-stakes virtual summit with Xi Jinping

7:26am November 15, 2021

When President Biden and China's president talk, the White House wants to discuss U.S. concern over human rights, trade and Taiwan — plus how they can cooperate including on climate.

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In drought-plagued New Mexico, farmer places high hopes in infrastructure bill

4:55pm November 14, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Daviet, a pecan farmer in Las Cruces, N.M., about how the infrastructure plan passed by Congress may affect his business.

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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff looks up as he tours an exhibition at the Petit Palais museum with French first lady Brigitte Macron and artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, right.

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Doug Emhoff is America's first second gentleman. In Paris, he showed what that means

4:55pm November 14, 2021

by Asma Khalid

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is taking a very traditional approach to his role of second spouse. The Paris trip was their first diplomatic trip abroad.