Politics & Government

U.S. to open borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico

6:45am October 14, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas about tourism coming back to her border district in El Paso once the border reopens to fully vaccinated travelers.

Florida county is fined for requiring employees to be vaccinated

5:59am October 14, 2021

by Greg Allen

Florida has imposed a $3.5 million fine on Leon County for requiring employees to be vaccinated. Gov. Ron DeSantis says that violates a law banning vaccine passports, and that more fines are coming.

News brief: COVID boosters, Jan. 6 probe, shipping backlog

5:42am October 14, 2021

A COVID-19 booster study suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best. A House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack issues more subpoenas. The Biden administration aims to break up shipping logjams.

Containers are seen at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 28. A record number of cargo ships are stuck floating and waiting off the southern California coast amid a supply chain crisis that the Biden administration is hoping to ease.

There's a backlog at U.S. ports. Here's how Biden hopes to get you your goods, faster

7:28pm October 13, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season.

Supreme Court looks set to reimpose the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber

7:06pm October 13, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The court's liberal justices appeared incredulous about the actions of the district court judge in the original proceedings, but the conservatives appeared unpersuaded.

Former Department of Justice official Jeff Clark speaks during a news conference on Sept. 14, 2020. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena for Clark.

Politics & Government

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas a Trump ally who promised to pursue his election fraud claims

6:55pm October 13, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was a key figure in a recent Senate report for his promises to pursue former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.

The committees intended to combat gerrymandering can look very different per state

5:26pm October 13, 2021

More states have adopted redistricting commissions as an antidote to gerrymandering over the past decade. Depending on the state, commissions look and function very differently. Are they working?

U.S. secretary of state and Israeli foreign minister talk stalled Iran nuclear deal

5:14pm October 13, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

With the Israeli foreign minister in Washington to meet Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the focus is on how to approach talks with Iran over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

Most Tunisians support the president, despite his power grab

4:43pm October 13, 2021

by Eleanor Beardsley

Tunisia's president has made a power grab that has people worried about the country's young democracy. But most Tunisians support him.

With low vaccination rates, Montana's COVID hospitalizations have continued to rise

4:43pm October 13, 2021

by Aaron Bolton

A surge in COVID hospitalizations in Montana just won't end. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is being criticized for his response.