Burr Faces Criticism, Censure For Vote To Convict Trump
North Carolina's Richard Burr was among seven GOP Senators who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, a move that was swiftly condemned by s
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Lawmakers Debate Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
As impeachment fades into the rearview mirror, lawmakers will be focused on President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion economic rescue package. Economists are debating that level of federal spending.
Corporate America Brings The Hammer Down After Capitol Insurrection
After the Capitol siege, corporate America pulled contracts and political donations. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks a capitalism expert if companies can be more effective at changing political behavior.
Russian Pro-Navalny Protesters Show Support With Their Phones
Supporters of Alexei Navalny will gathered in apartment courtyards across Russia Sunday, hoping to show solidarity with the imprisoned opposition leader while avoiding police repression.
Author On Trump's Acquittal As A Product Of 'The Cult Of The Leader'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, about what the acquittal of former president Donald Trump means for U.S. democracy.
Former Michigan GOP Leader: Future Of Party 'Will Be As Or More Trumpy'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Michigan GOP state executive director Jeff Timmer about the future of the Republican Party after yesterday's historic, bipartisan impeachment vote.
Biden's Vision For Federal Court Reform
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daliah Lithwick, Slate's legal correspondent, about President Biden's approach to demands for federal court reform.
Iranian Immigrants Place Hopes In Biden To Reverse Muslim Travel Ban
Many Iranians trying to get to the U.S. had been blocked by Trump administration rules. They — and some spouses already here — hope it will be possible now.
Stacey Plaskett: Trump Trial Needed 'More Senators With Spines, Not More Witnesses'
Plaskett, a House manager in former President Trump's Senate trial, defends the decision not to call witnesses. "As all Americans believed at that moment, the evidence was overwhelming," she says.
'No Regrets': House Managers Defend Their Decision Not To Call Witnesses
Democrats argue that moving forward with witnesses would have prolonged the Senate impeachment trial and wouldn't have convinced additional Republicans to vote to convict Trump.