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President Joe Biden at Smith Flooring, Inc., in Chester, Pa., Tuesday

Politics & Government

U.S. May Miss Deadline For Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan, Biden Says

1:27pm March 17, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The president said it would be "tough" to meet the May 1 deadline agreed to by the Trump administration. "The withdrawal must be completed by the first of May," a Taliban spokesman told NPR.

President Biden walks with his dogs Major and Champ in the Rose Garden of the White House.

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Biden Defends Major As 'A Sweet Dog' Just In Need Of Some Training

11:38am March 17, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The president's German shepherd is back in Delaware getting some training after an incident at the White House.

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Hope Drives Migrant Surge At Southern Border, Rep. Escobar Says

8:17am March 17, 2021

NPR's A. Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas about the border crisis, and the Biden administration's efforts to curb the flow of migrants.

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Migrant Surge At Border Is On Pace To Be The Biggest In Nearly 2 Decades

8:17am March 17, 2021

by Angela Kocherga

President Biden is telling migrants "don't come," as a humanitarian crisis grows at the U.S. border with Mexico. The administration is sending most people who cross the border back to Mexico.

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California Gov. Newsom Pledges To Fight Recall Effort By Republicans

6:25am March 17, 2021

by Scott Shafer

Whatever the outcome of the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, Republicans see it as an opportunity to build on some momentum gained in the 2020 election in the state.

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Fact Check: Does Voting Rights Bill 'Allow Minors To Vote'?

5:26am March 17, 2021

by Neal Charnoff and Paul Specht, Amy Sherman, PolitifactNC, WRAL

A North Carolina congressman says he opposes the Democrats' voting rights bill in part because it lowers the voting age.

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President Biden stops briefly to talk to the press as he walks toward Marine One on March 16.

Biden Supports Changes To Filibuster, Returning It To 'What It Used To Be'

9:31pm March 16, 2021

The president, during an interview with ABC News, called to change the way the controversial Senate filibuster functions.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the latest executive action on Tuesday, sying, "We are a Commonwealth that believes in moving forward, not being tied down by the mistakes of our past."

Virginia Governor Clears Path For Ex-Convicts To Regain Voting Rights

8:34pm March 16, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"Too many of our laws were written during a time of open racism and discrimination, and they still bear the traces of inequity," Gov. Ralph Northam said on Tuesday.

Syringes of the Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas on March 15.

Trump Encourages His Supporters To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Within Limits of 'Freedoms'

7:56pm March 16, 2021

by Alana Wise

Trump made the partial endorsement of the vaccine during a Tuesday evening interview with Fox News.

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to help former President Donald Trump and undermine President Biden in last year's election, according to U.S. intelligence. Putin is shown here on March 12 at a residence outside Moscow.

Intelligence Report: Russia Tried To Help Trump In 2020 Election

7:33pm March 16, 2021

by Greg Myre

The report says Russian leader Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to assist former President Donald Trump and undermine Joe Biden, though it was not on the same scale as Moscow's efforts in 2016.