Politics & Government

An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on Thursday in Montgomery, Ala.

Politics & Government

Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district

8:00pm July 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.

Vice President Harris addresses a Pennsylvania Democratic Party reception in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2022. On Friday, Harris called Florida's new education standards insulting and misleading.

VP Harris says Florida's new Black history curriculum replaces 'history with lies'

5:14pm July 21, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The vice president called Florida's new education standards an attempt to push propaganda onto children. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Harris of lying.

The rise of the far right in Spain is putting extra pressure on the upcoming election

5:06pm July 21, 2023

by Miguel Macias

Spain heads to the polls this weekend in what could be one of the most important elections in years. Spain is now run by a center-left government – but the rise of the far right has many worried.

The indictment against former President Donald Trump is photographed on Friday, June 9, 2023. A pretrial conference Tuesday, July 18, to discuss procedures for handling classified information was the first courtroom arguments in the case before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon since Trump was indicted.

Trump's classified documents trial date is set. What to know about this complex case

5:06pm July 21, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The legal complexities tied to former President Donald Trump's classified documents case are unique and the judge's lack of experience in such a case could contribute to lingering delays, lawyers say.

If California decides to adopt a reparations program, here are the next steps

4:44pm July 21, 2023

by Adrian Florido

California's Reparations Taskforce has issued its final recommendations for a state reparations program for the descendants of slaves. State lawmakers must now decide whether to adopt any of them.

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Biden and tech leaders announce commitments to manage artificial intelligence

4:44pm July 21, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The White House is concerned about the economic and national security risks posed by artificial intelligence and is working on new executive actions to try to establish some guardrails for AI.

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Alabama redraws congressional map after Supreme Court rejects its current map

4:44pm July 21, 2023

by Kyle Gassiott

Alabama has to come up with a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its current districts likely diluted the voting power of Black residents.

CIA Director William Burns: Putin is 'the apostle of payback'

4:25pm July 21, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with CIA Director Bill Burns at the Aspen Security Forum about the rebellion in Russia, and what it signals about Putin's strength and future in Ukraine.

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Nov. 17, 2022 in Kittery, Maine. President Joe Biden has chosen Franchetti to lead the Navy.

Biden nominates Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be chief of naval operations

3:06pm July 21, 2023

by Washington Desk

President Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the next chief of naval operations. If confirmed she'd be the first woman who would serve in that role and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on June 13 after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to mishandling classified documents.

Trump classified documents trial in Florida to begin in May 2024

2:33pm July 21, 2023

by Greg Allen

Former President Donald Trump faces 37 counts over allegations of withholding classified and top-secret documents. His lawyers wanted the trial delayed until after the 2024 presidential election.