Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Israel and Saudi Arabia have hinted they may be open to establishing formal relations

7:20am September 29, 2023

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Congressmen Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) about the U.S. role in fostering a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

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President Biden's chief of staff Jeff Zients, seen here in the Oval Office on May 16, 2023, is working with federal agencies to brace for a government shutdown this weekend.

The White House chief of staff says it's on House Republicans to avert a shutdown

10:37pm September 28, 2023

by Asma Khalid

Jeff Zients has been getting the White House prepared for the first government shutdown of the Biden administration. Here's what the chief of staff told NPR about it.

Child care funding cliff is turning back the clock on gains for workers

6:28pm September 28, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

September 30 marks the end of federal emergency funding for child care facilities. After several years of stability, day care centers now face difficult choices about how to operate with less.

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People line up to vote at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter Elementary School in New Orleans in 2020.

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An appeals court has blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map

5:39pm September 28, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal appeals court blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map after a lower court found the redistricting plan likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.

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How older voters feel about voting for older presidents

5:35pm September 28, 2023

In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with seniors about electing a president their age.

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Tech industry group weighs in on FTC's case against Amazon

4:41pm September 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for alleged abuse of monopoly power.

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Pandas and the government shutdown

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The National Zoo is holding a series of panda-themed events to commemorate the departure of its only three pandas. But the looming government shutdown is threatening to spoil the party.

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House Republicans try to refocus government shutdown on immigration

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Saturday. House Republicans are trying to reframe the spending fight as a battle over the border, not a war within their own party.

House holds first Biden impeachment hearing

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Susan Davis

House Republicans hold their first hearing on their justification for a possible impeachment of President Biden.

Hawaii's power companies face questions in congress on deadly Maui fire

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Greg Allen

The head of Hawaii's power company and other officials are answering questions at a Congressional hearing about the causes of the Maui fire that killed at least 97 people.