Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Debt ceiling updates; DeSantis's anticipated announcement

7:58am May 20, 2023

We take a look at the negotiations over raising the national debt limit, as well as an anticipated annoucement from Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis, declaring his candidacy for president.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his Presidential run in the coming days

7:58am May 20, 2023

by Scott Simon

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to formally enter the race for the Republican Presidential nomination next week. His campaign will highlight his record on controversial "culture war" issues.

How not lifting the debt ceiling could affect people, from veterans to homebuyers

10:25pm May 19, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Unless Congress and the White House reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling, real people could suffer, from service members to Social Security recipients to would-be homebuyers.

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A poster on a bus shelter showing the national debt is seen in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

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Debt talks resume after a snag as the country gets closer to a possible default

9:45pm May 19, 2023

Negotiators between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's team briefly paused talks on Friday. There's a little more than a week before the country runs out of money to pay its bills.

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Fallout from the Trump town hall exposes internal strife at CNN

6:31pm May 19, 2023

by David Folkenflik

CNN's town hall last week with former President Donald Trump has crystalized dissent inside the network over the new boss' efforts to shear it of anti-Trump sentiment.

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Why Dianne Feinstein's health matters to Senate Democrats

6:31pm May 19, 2023

Georgetown Law Professor Caroline Fredrickson talks about the implications of Dianne Feinstein's health problems for the work of the Senate and the democratic agenda.

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Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, flanked by Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, addressed concerns about debt limit negotiations during a press conference on Thursday. A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him to invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid a debt default if he can't reach a deal with Republicans.

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Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default

6:31pm May 19, 2023

Progressive Democratic lawmakers raised the alarm over comments Biden made earlier this week suggesting he's entertaining possible changes to federal safety net programs.

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Ash Williams says he's now making sure his work extends beyond the state of North Carolina.

An abortion doula pivots after North Carolina's new restrictions

5:51pm May 19, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Ash Williams has been on the front line for reproductive health in his state. Now, another challenge arises.

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An event goer holds a pamphlet for U.S. entrepreneur and 2024 presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Victory Conference at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, on April 22, 2023.

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Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old entrepreneur and GOP presidential hopeful?

3:15pm May 19, 2023

He spoke to The NPR Politics Podcast about his political identity as a nationalist and expanding Donald Trump's "America First" message to a new audience.

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How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

1:26pm May 19, 2023

by Hannah Shoenbaum, Associated Press/Report for America

Mere weeks before North Carolina's GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor's opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared just one vote shy of an override.