Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Why are so many government officials concerned about TikTok?

1:40pm May 02, 2024

Congress and President Biden say TikTok must shed its financial ties to China or face a ban in the U.S. But Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell says selling the company is complicated.

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President Biden gives remarks about student protests over the war in Gaza from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday.

Biden says he supports the right to protest but denounces 'chaos' and hate speech

11:49am May 02, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

President Biden had an unexpected update to his schedule Thursday to address the pro-Palestinian protests roiling campuses across the country.

Luis Escarraman spent $139 when he picked up some vitamin C and a few items of clothing for himself and his daughter. "I need to work extra to get what I used to have before," he told NPR.

Voters in this 'boomerang' county say they're nostalgic for the Trump economy

11:08am May 02, 2024

by Asma Khalid

Voters in Northampton County, Pa., say they remember having more money when Donald Trump was in office. But when it comes time to cast their ballots this year, other issues are at play too.

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Biden adds stop to North Carolina trip to visit with families of fallen law enforcement officers

10:26am May 02, 2024

by Associated Press

President Joe Biden is detouring to Charlotte, North Carolina, to meet with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job. The visit comes just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in Upstate New York.

Dr. Todd Rasmussen stands in his home office in Rochester, Minn. He is a former combat surgeon who did six tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical readiness was a casualty

10:12am May 02, 2024

by Quil Lawrence

Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less where is needs to be for the next one.

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President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Virginia on Jan. 23, to campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in the upcoming presidential election.

As abortion looks like a key issue in 2024, voters more divided by party than ever

9:51am May 02, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

In a new report, Democrats are increasingly motivated by the issue of abortion - and increasingly supportive, as are independent voters. Republicans views have mostly remained the same.

Arizona legislature votes to repeal the state's Civil War-era ban on abortion

7:12am May 02, 2024

After three weeks in the spotlight of the national debate on abortion, Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the law banning almost all abortions. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs promised to sign it.

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On a day off from his hush money trial, Trump campaigns in 2 swing states

5:15am May 02, 2024

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit the campaign trial in Michigan and Wisconsin on a day off from his hush money trial in New York. Because of the trial, he has limited time to campaign.

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NPR election poll shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future

5:15am May 02, 2024

Democrats and Republicans have something in common: they're worried about the future of the U.S, but for different reasons.

Morning news brief

5:15am May 02, 2024

Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban. Examining the varying police responses to college protests. Former president Trump campaigned in swing states Wisconsin and Michigan.

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