Politics & Government

White House Says Public Can Do More To Resettle Additional Refugees

7:14am May 03, 2021

by Deborah Amos

Refugees working at a Connecticut moving company make their way in the U.S. with help from Americans who put up their own money. It's an approach that could become more common.

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Republican Missouri Legislators Aim To Curb Voter Initiatives

6:54am May 03, 2021

by Jason Rosenbaum

As some Missouri activists use ballot initiatives to circumvent the legislature, GOP lawmakers are working to dismantle them, and make it more difficult to put issues up for a statewide vote.

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News Brief: Migrant Families Reunite, COVID-19 Cases, Opioid Immunity

6:51am May 03, 2021

Separated migrant families begin to reunite in the U.S. The fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. starts to pay off. States mount a legal fight to block Sackler family's bid for opioid immunity.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in March 2015.

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Liberals Admire Justice Breyer. Now They Want Him To Retire

5:00am May 03, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Democratic lawmakers and activists are urging the justice to step down in time to allow a narrow Democratic majority in the Senate to confirm a replacement.

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Journalist Digs Into Sen. Tim Scott's 'Tidy' Origin Story After Comments On Racism

12:33am May 03, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post journalist Glenn Kessler about his recent piece looking at the Republican senator's background.

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Former Education Secretary On Biden's Plan To Make College More Affordable

12:33am May 03, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about President Biden's plan for tuition-free community college.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech in Pyongyang on April 8. On Sunday, the North Korean government said President Biden made a "big blunder" last week when he called North Korea's and Iran's nuclear programs a security threat.

North Korea Warns U.S. Over Biden's 'Big Blunder'

1:15pm May 02, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Citing President Biden's speech to Congress, North Korea says the United States will face a grave situation if it continues to pursue its "hostile policy" toward the country's nuclear program.

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Politics Chat: Vaccine Rollout Measure Focus On Changing Hesitant People's Minds

8:02am May 02, 2021

by Tamara Keith

The Biden administration is trying to convince as many adults as possible to get vaccinated, while the president himself is making a pitch for his big economic plan.

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Volunteer Al Green looks at his phone as he takes a break from holding a sign supporting his candidate in a local election outside an early voting location Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Mansfield, Texas.

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Republican Susan Wright Makes U.S. House Runoff In Texas

3:17am May 02, 2021

by The Associated Press

It's too early to call who she will face in the runoff election. Wright is the widow of Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19.

Minnesota's state demographer, Susan Brower (center), walks with Dean Goldberg, donning a blue cape and black mask as "Census Man," through the 2019 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minn., to encourage residents to participate in the national head count.

How 26 People In The Census Count Helped Minnesota Beat New York For A House Seat

6:10pm May 01, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

Small census numbers can make a big difference. If Minnesota's 2020 count included 26 fewer residents, it might have lost a seat in Congress — a seat that New York fell short of winning by 89 people.

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