Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Ted Koppel remembers Colin Powell as a 'wise counselor' to presidents

11:30am October 18, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with veteran journalist Ted Koppel about Colin Powell's legacy. Koppel recalls both professional moments as well as personal ones, like their shared love of fast cars.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30. Powell's term expires early next year, and President Biden must decide whether to reappoint him.

What's at stake as Biden decides whether to stick with Jerome Powell as Fed chief

11:29am October 18, 2021

by Scott Horsley

President Biden has a big decision to make: Whether to reappoint Jerome Powell to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman or choose someone else for one of the world's most powerful economic jobs.

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Gen. Wesley Clark remembers the legacy and leadership of Colin Powell

10:19am October 18, 2021

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark about how history will remember Colin Powell. The former secretary of state has died at 84.

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Reflecting on Colin Powell's legacy

9:57am October 18, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to foreign policy expert Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about how Colin Powell's work will be remembered.

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Remembering former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died at 84

9:23am October 18, 2021

Powell was the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and the first Black secretary of state. His family said he died of COVID-19 complications, though he was fully vaccinated.

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Colin Powell dies at 84 of COVID-19 complications

8:47am October 18, 2021

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died early Monday due to complications from COVID-19.

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Politics chat: Biden's spending bills are still stalled on Capitol Hill

1:21pm October 17, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

We look at the battles facing the Democratic party in the wake of ongoing rifts over the infrastructure bill and President Biden's down-trending polling numbers.

Former President Bill Clinton, standing with his wife, Hillary, and doctors, was discharged from UC Irvine Medical Center Sunday morning.

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Former President Bill Clinton released from the hospital

11:41am October 17, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Clinton, 75, had been hospitalized at the UC Irvine Medical Center since Tuesday for a "non-COVID-related infection."

Demonstrators gather outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston to protest COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandates. The political divide on the issue is only deepening, as Republican leaders of other states take more steps to thwart mandates.

The political fight over vaccine mandates deepens despite their effectiveness

7:00am October 17, 2021

by Alana Wise

Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.

Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, speaks to members of the media while departing the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 7. Manchin has reportedly told the White House that he opposes the key climate measure in Biden's multitrillion-dollar climate and soc

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Joe Manchin's objections to a clean energy program threaten Biden's climate promises

8:48pm October 16, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

The key climate element of President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget proposal appears to be in jeopardy, threatening environmental goals and global credibility.