Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Biden budget proposal seeks to revive expanded pandemic-era child tax credit

7:11am March 12, 2024

The president wants to restore the child tax credit back to the amount it was during the pandemic. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado about how it would help.

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump attend a campaign rally at the Forum River Center March 9 in Rome, Georgia.

Georgia on the mind of the Trump and Biden campaigns as the key state holds primary

7:11am March 12, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Georgia is an important state for both former President Donald Trump and President Biden in 2024. It's also a state with the clearest examples of the obstacles each faces in his path to victory.

Biden's office of Gun Violence and Prevention says it's driven to make a difference

5:18am March 12, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin visits top officials with the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to hear their stories, and learn why they believe they're making a difference.

Morning new brief

5:14am March 12, 2024

Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created. Georgia, key to winning the White House, holds a primary on Tuesday. The Labor Department reports on consumer prices.

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Special counsel to testify on Capitol Hill about Biden classified documents probe

5:14am March 12, 2024

Robert Hur is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee on his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents.

The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

11:36pm March 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

House Republicans move ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. even as former President Donald Trump voices opposition to the effort.

An anti-trafficking advocate accused Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala, of distorting her story in the GOP response to President Biden's State of the Union address.

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Anti-sex trafficking advocate accuses GOP Sen. Katie Britt of distorting her story

8:48pm March 11, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

The woman who appears central to an anecdote told by GOP Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the GOP response to the State of the Union called the use of her story "distorted for political purposes.

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks to the state Legislature as she delivers the State of the State address in Phoenix, Jan. 8, 2024.

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Arizona's Democratic governor fights border package backed by state Republicans

7:28pm March 11, 2024

by Wayne Schutsky

Both Republicans and Democrats in Arizona criticize the federal government's border policies but disagree on the state's role in addressing the problem.

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says Biden could pressure Israel to let more aid through

7:24pm March 11, 2024

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen recently spoke out about a law that the U.S. could use to get more aid to people in Gaza. He talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about what the law is and what it means.

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An expert weighs in on the crisis in Haiti

6:54pm March 11, 2024

Daniel Foote, a former American diplomat who was appointed as the special envoy to Haiti after the president was assassinated, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the current crisis in Haiti.

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