Politics & Government

Politics & Government

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

7:37am May 15, 2023

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is embarking on an effort to draft legislation that would put guardrails around rapidly evolving artificial intelligence.

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Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do

7:28am May 15, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is trying to lead an effort to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards around artificial intelligence. But lawmakers have a lot to learn.

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Morning news brief

6:40am May 15, 2023

Votes are being counted in Turkey's presidential election. U.N. marks 75th anniversary of Palestinian displacement. North Carolina governor vetoes a 12-week abortion ban, setting up an override fight.

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President Biden arrives at an event at the White House on May 11, 2023. This week he will travel to Hiroshima, Japan for the G-7 summit.

Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise

5:10am May 15, 2023

by Scott Detrow

President Biden will be the second sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic attack. He is going there for a meeting with G-7 leaders.

Kaleb Hobson-Garcia says there needs to be a record of people fighting for trans rights.

3 generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed

5:01am May 15, 2023

by Brianna Scott

Trans people in the U.S. have gained more rights in recent years, yet in many states those same rights are under attack. Now they are grappling with their newfound visibility – and vulnerability.

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After Title 42, Biden faces a new era of immigration

4:47pm May 14, 2023

The pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 severely limited migration into the U.S., citing public health. Its expiration late Thursday creates a new immigration situation for the Biden administration.

How a default on the debt ceiling would affect the average American

11:18am May 14, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Samantha Sanders of the Economic Policy Institute how not raising the debt ceiling would affect the average American.

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Politics chat: Debt ceiling negotiations; immigration reform

8:02am May 14, 2023

There are ongoing negotiations over raising the debt ceiling but little progress on immigration reform.

President Joe Biden delivers the commencement address during the 2023 Howard University spring graduation ceremony at Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

Biden uses Howard University commencement address to appeal to Black voters

7:20pm May 13, 2023

by Emily Olson

Speaking at the historically Black university, President Biden delivered a familiar pitch to a demographic that helped him secure his 2020 victory in the Democratic primary: He's not Trump.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here in September, is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power.

How Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey's most powerful leader

8:20am May 13, 2023

by H.J. Mai

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power. But how did Erdogan manage to stay untouched for so long?