Politics & Government

An Analysis Of New Books About Donald Trump's Presidency

6:14am July 22, 2021

Several books about the Trump administration's final year, some including interviews with the ex-president, are arriving in bookstores. How do they change what we know about the Trump White House?

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House Panel To Probe Capitol Riot And What's Next For Infrastructure Bill?

5:45am July 22, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Only one Republican will serve on a House committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. And, the Senate had its first test vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package.

News Brief: House's Jan. 6 Probe, Opioid Settlement, ESPN Departure

5:44am July 22, 2021

Two GOP nominees are rejected from a panel set to probe the Capitol riot. States reach a $26 billion national opioid settlement. Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after a colleague's remark about race.

President Biden hosts a White House meeting about reducing gun violence on July 12. Violent crime is on the rise in many U.S. urban areas, and Democratic political strategists believe the White House needs to take on the issue of crime directly.

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Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022

5:01am July 22, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Violent crime is on the rise in many urban areas across the country, giving Republicans what they believe is an opening in key swing districts that could decide control of Congress next year.

Texas Democratic lawmakers, including state Reps. Senfronia Thompson (left) and Gina Hinojosa (right), meet with Vice President Harris on June 16 at the White House.

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Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles

5:00am July 22, 2021

by Ashley Lopez

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas in an effort to block Republican-led restrictive voting legislation from being passed.

As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Fauci Says 'We've Got To Do Much Better'

12:01am July 22, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, about the rising COVID-19 infection rate, updating mask guidance, potential for booster shots and breakthrough infections.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pictured on July 1, has rejected two of the five members nominated by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the Jan. 6 select committee to investigate the U.S. Capitol riot.

Pelosi Rejects 2 GOP Nominees For The Jan. 6 Panel, Citing The Integrity Of The Probe

11:16pm July 21, 2021

by Brian Naylor

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks could not serve on the select committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to pull all five of his members in response.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks off the Senate floor Wednesday during a procedural vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill that ultimately failed.

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Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Fails A Test Vote In The Senate

10:44pm July 21, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

Despite the failed vote, a broad group of senators said they "are close to a final agreement."

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Winston-Salem Police Release Information On Officer Suspension

5:16pm July 21, 2021

by Paul Garber

The Winston-Salem Police Department says it suspended a police officer without pay for the way he treated a Black teen during an encounter captured on video last year.

Nancy Pelosi Rejects 2 GOP Picks For Jan. 6 Inquiry Committee

4:48pm July 21, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rejected two of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's nominations to serve on the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.