Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Security Tightens Amid Reports Extremists Aim To Breach Capitol Again

6:23am March 04, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

Officials stepped up security in Washington, D.C., because of a false theory circulating online that has convinced some Donald Trump supporters that he will return to the presidency on Thursday.

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Texas Gov. Abbott Criticized For Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions

6:23am March 04, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Greg Casar, a member of the city council in Austin, Texas, about why he opposes the governor's decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions. The CDC encourages continued mask use.

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Lawmakers On Capitol Hill Criticize Biden's Order For Airstrikes Against Syria

5:57am March 04, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut about the Biden administration's decision to conduct airstrikes on targets in Syria without the approval of Congress.

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News Brief: In-Person Classes, Capitol Security, Pope's Iraq Trip

5:52am March 04, 2021

Federal efforts aim to help schools reopen. Tighten security follows reports extremists may try again to breach the U.S. Capitol. Pope Francis on Friday will become the first pope to visit Iraq.

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Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., pictured in May 2020, reintroduced legislation on voting and campaign finance this year, in hope it can now become law with Democrats' control of Congress.

House Approves Major Election And Campaign Finance Reform Bill

11:06pm March 03, 2021

by Alana Wise

The "For the People Act" would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics.

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, speaks during an event on police reform last year at the U.S. Capitol.

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House Approves Police Reform Bill Named After George Floyd

9:32pm March 03, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, will now advance to the Senate.

Prosecutors say Ethan Nordean, seen with a bullhorn, led members of the far-right group the Proud Boys in the Jan. 6 riot. He faces federal charges, but will be released from custody while he awaits trial.

DOJ Fails To Convince Judge To Keep Member Of Proud Boys Leadership Behind Bars

9:29pm March 03, 2021

by Dustin Jones

Ethan Nordean, 30, faces multiple federal charges related to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. Justice Department lawyers argued he helped plan the assault.

President Biden says states like Texas and Mississippi are making a big mistake by ending their mask mandates.

'Neanderthal Thinking:' Biden Says Too Soon For States To Lift Mask Mandates

8:38pm March 03, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

"The last thing — the last thing — we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything's fine, take off your masks. Forget it, it still matters," Biden said.

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, failed to "treat subordinates with dignity and respect" while he was a White House physician, a Defense Department report states. The department's inspector general's office says Jackson also made sexual and denigrating statem

Ronny Jackson 'Bullied' Subordinates And Broke Alcohol Rules, Pentagon Report Finds

8:31pm March 03, 2021

by Bill Chappell

During a presidential trip, the report says, the former White House physician made inappropriate comments about a female subordinate, then got drunk and banged on her door in the middle of the night.

"You know, it's like a gut punch to millions of people," Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who chairs the House Progressive Caucus, said about the $15-an-hour minimum wage coming out of President Biden's COVID-19 relief package. But she says her vote will

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Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes

8:14pm March 03, 2021

by Scott Detrow

President Biden vowed to govern as the most progressive chief executive since Franklin Roosevelt. But progressives in Congress are skeptical, especially after a recent letdown over the minimum wage.

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