Politics & Government

What's Driving The Migrant Surge At The U.S. Southern Border?

5:01am April 05, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cecilia Muñoz, who headed President Obama's Domestic Policy Council and worked on President Biden's transition team, about immigration challenges.

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Biden Infrastructure Plan Could Help Fund New Brent Spence Bridge

7:38pm April 04, 2021

by Tana Weingartner

Biden's plan allots $115 B for roads, but leaders continue to bicker over funding for a new Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Ohio and Kentucky.

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To Address Root Causes Of Migration, Central America Expert Says Longterm Plan Needed

5:18pm April 04, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Adriana Beltrán about what lessons the Biden administration can take from past US attempts to slow migration from Central America.

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Black Leaders In Georgia Say Corporate Backlash To Voting Law Is Too Late

5:18pm April 04, 2021

Black religious and community leaders in Georgia are protesting new restrictive voting changes by calling for a boycott of Georgia's most prominent businesses if they don't help to force change.

Justice Department Investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz Over Federal Sex Trafficking Laws

8:56am April 04, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Katie Benner, New York Times Justice Department reporter, about Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) being investigated for possibly violating federal sex trafficking laws.

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U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans, who was killed Friday, was an 18-year veteran of the force and a member of the agency's first responders unit.

Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Was An 18-Year Department Veteran, Father Of 2

9:24pm April 03, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Lawmakers and friends are mourning U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans, who was killed in Friday's attack at a Capitol checkpoint that left another officer injured and the suspect dead.

Capitol Security Task Force Member On Recommendations In Wake Of Latest Attack

5:23pm April 03, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan about how Friday's attack at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint affects the ongoing security review in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot.

N.Y. State Assembly Leader's Priorities In Pushing Through Marijuana Legalization

5:23pm April 03, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Crystal Peoples-Stokes, majority leader of the New York State Assembly, about legalizing marijuana with a focus on restorative justice.

Politics & Government

Week In Politics: People On Alert After Another Attack On The Capitol

7:55am April 03, 2021

by Ron Elving

The sense of alarm at the U.S. Capitol is renewed after a new attack. Meanwhile, good jobs numbers are shoring up faith in the economy.

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President Biden speaks at a FEMA COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Houston in February.

Politics & Government

Not The Government's '911': FEMA Stretched With Multiple Deployments

7:00am April 03, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is assisting in COVID-19 vaccinations and managing the influx of migrants at the southern border — with natural disasters looming at the same time.

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