Politics & Government

The lead GOP negotiators on the bipartisan infrastructure legislation — Sens. Lisa Murkowski (from left), Bill Cassidy, Rob Portman, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney — speak to reporters Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Senate Advances Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

7:24pm July 28, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

After weeks of talks that often appeared on the verge of collapse, a group of 20 Senate Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on a bill funding roads, bridges, transit projects and broadband.

Senate Vote On Infrastructure Package Took Place Wednesday Evening

7:17pm July 28, 2021

by Susan Davis

Bipartisan Senate negotiators say they have reached a deal on an infrastructure package and a procedural vote on the measure will take place Wednesday evening.

The Senate Moves Ahead On A $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan

7:16pm July 28, 2021

by Susan Davis

As the Senate moves forward with a procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, they are also hoping to move a $3.5 trillion spending plan with just Democratic votes.

President Biden speaks Wednesday at a Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pa., about the importance of U.S. manufacturing and buying products made in America.

Biden Wants To Raise The Threshold For Products Considered Made In America

6:29pm July 28, 2021

by Scott Detrow

The federal government has to spend tax dollars on products made in America, but purchases qualify for that label with 55% of their materials coming from the U.S. Biden wants to raise that percentage.

Democratic Donor Ed Buck Found Guilty In Cases Of 2 Overdose Deaths

4:53pm July 28, 2021

by Robert Garrova, KPCC

Prominent Democratic fundraiser Ed Buck has been found guilty in the overdose deaths of two men. They overdosed on methamphetamine in Buck's West Hollywood apartment on different occasions.

Investigation Lays Out Plot To Kidnap Michigan's Governor

4:53pm July 28, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Buzzfeed reporters Jessica Garrison and Ken Bensinger about the militia group that tried to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from the state capitol building.

Rep. Mo Brooks, pictured in 2017 on Capitol Hill, and others were sued by another lawmaker earlier this year.

The DOJ Won't Defend Rep. Mo Brooks In Court Against Claims He Incited The Jan. 6 Riot

4:44pm July 28, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

A lawsuit accuses the Alabama Republican of helping incite a pro-Trump mob into storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. Named alongside Brooks in the suit are former President Donald Trump and others.

The moves by the Justice Department are part of the Biden administration's push to demonstrate it is on guard amid new voting restrictions that Republican-led states have proposed and enacted.

Politics & Government

The Justice Department Puts States On Notice About Election Audits And Voting Changes

4:10pm July 28, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The moves are part of the Biden administration's push to demonstrate it is on guard amid new voting restrictions proposed and enacted by Republican-led states.

Qin Gang fields questions during a news conference around the Six-Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear program in Beijing in 2005. He served as spokesperson for the Chinese delegation.

China's New U.S. Ambassador Pioneered The Foreign Ministry's Brash Tone

4:10pm July 28, 2021

Qin Gang brought a tougher style to China's foreign ministry pulpit. Now he is Beijing's man in Washington, inheriting a hard post amid the most fraught relations in years between China and the U.S.

Fuel holding tanks are pictured at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland in May 2021, the month that a cyberattack disrupted gas supply to the eastern U.S. for several days.

Biden Pushes Cybersecurity Upgrades For Critical Infrastructure After Recent Hacks

12:44pm July 28, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

President Biden signed a directive aimed at improving cybersecurity for critical infrastructure systems like energy and food — but it's up to private companies to actually follow those standards.