Politics & Government

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a Justice Department probe of possible patterns of excessive force and discrimination by the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday.

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DOJ To Investigate Minneapolis Police Over Possible Patterns Of Excessive Force

6:37pm April 21, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the inquiry a day after a jury convicted former officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges in the death of George Floyd.

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Congressional Democrat Says The Time Is Now For Federal Police Reform

5:12pm April 21, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass of California about the George Floyd police reform bill she's sponsoring and her talks with Republicans to help it pass in the Senate.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday following the verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

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Where Efforts To Overhaul Policing Stand In Congress After Chauvin Verdict

4:49pm April 21, 2021

by Jason Breslow

The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.

Electric vehicles at a charging station last year in San Mateo, Calif. The governors of 12 states, including California, have called on President Biden to order that all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035

3:57pm April 21, 2021

by Scott Neuman

In a letter to the president, 12 governors asked that the White House order a ban on greenhouse gas-emitting cars and light trucks within 14 years.

President Biden appears Wednesday at the White House, where he announced his administration has reached a goal of 200 million COVID-19 shots within his first 100 days in office.

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Biden Says Goal Of 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations In 100 Days Has Been Met

3:43pm April 21, 2021

by Brian Naylor

In celebrating the milestone, the president also announced the administration would begin offering tax credits to employers who give workers time off to get vaccinated.

President Biden greets Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in January.

On Climate, U.S. And China Pledge Cooperation, But Competition Will Also Be Prominent

3:40pm April 21, 2021

by John Ruwitch

Bilateral ties are at a low and while Washington and Beijing agreed on climate cooperation, details are unclear. Competition with China is key to the Biden administration's response to climate change.

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A portrait of Roya Mahboob, by former President George W. Bush

George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

1:18pm April 21, 2021

by Rachel Martin

The former president's book features his portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators — in an effort to join those saying, "The system's broken. Let's fix it."

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North Carolina Won't Pass Bill To Ban Youth Trans Procedures

10:06am April 21, 2021

by Associated Press, Bryan Anderson

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., are proposing free college tuition for those from families earning up to $125,000 per year.

Sanders And Top Progressives Push To Make College Free For Most Americans

6:01am April 21, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

They are introducing legislation that would eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for those from families earning up to $125,000 and make community college free for everyone.

President Biden delivers remarks Tuesday on the guilty verdict against former police officer Derek Chauvin, as Vice President Harris looks on.

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Biden Says Chauvin Guilty Verdict Can Be 'A Moment Of Significant Change'

8:08pm April 20, 2021

by Alana Wise

"It was a murder in the full light of day, and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see [systemic racism]," the president said after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin.