Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans
The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow.
Politics & Government
Can politicians catch up with AI?
Experts are warning that artificial intelligence is developing far more rapidly than regulators can keep up with. Is there any chance of picking up that slack?
Greensboro's new budget proposal includes property tax, water rate hikes
Greensboro city residents would pay more for water under a budget proposal presented Tuesday.
Duke University study shows concern over 'smart city technology'
A Duke University study shows that residents are uncomfortable about the increasing number of smart technology devices being deployed in urban areas.
Medicaid has become a key component in negotiations over the debt ceiling
NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington about House Republicans' proposal to tighten work requirements on federal benefits in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
Biden alters his overseas travel plans because of the debt limit standoff
President Biden will head to Japan to meet with G7 leaders. He canceled plans to travel on to Australia because of the looming debt ceiling deadline. He also planned to stop in Papua New Guinea.
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President Biden heads to Japan for the G7 summit. An appeals court case could remove abortion pills from the U.S. market completely. Ukraine says it's made advances in the battle for Bakhmut.
Biden met again with congressional leaders to negotiate raising the debt limit
President Biden will cut short his trip to Asia in order to keep negotiating with top congressional leaders over the debt limit — with a possible default as little as 15 days away.
Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states
A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.