Politics & Government

Virginia Board of Education to vote on disputed changes to history curriculum

10:18am April 20, 2023

by Ben Paviour

Virginia's board of education is set to vote on new history standards today. Governor Glenn Younkin and his staff have pushed changes that critics say minimize discussions of racism.

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Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines speaks at a news conference about transgender inclusion in sport

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North Carolina House approves ban on transgender athletes

7:58am April 20, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Transgender girls in North Carolina would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in middle school, high school, and college under legislation passed Wednesday by the Republican-controlled House in one of its first actions since attaining a supermajority earlier this month.

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Kevin McCarthy's proposal for the looming debt limit would slash federal spending

7:42am April 20, 2023

House Speaker McCarthy released a plan to raise the U.S. debt limit for a year, while scaling back federal spending. President Biden insists raising the debt ceiling should come without conditions.

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Corporate funders return to GOP attorneys general who embraced election fraud claims

7:41am April 20, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ilya Marritz of ProPublica about how corporate donations to a Republican attorneys general group dropped off after Jan. 6, but they're rolling in again — two years later.

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The White House is gearing up for a battle over abortion pill access

7:22am April 20, 2023

Democrats campaigned on abortion rights in 2022. We examine how Vice President Harris and President Biden are talking about the issue — as the focus turns to next year's presidential race.

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5:12am April 20, 2023

The White House gears up for a battle over abortion pill access. House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden are at an impasse over the debt ceiling. The pandemic disrupted childhood vaccine routines.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy gave a speech about the economy at the New York Stock Exchange on April 17.

McCarthy's bill for the looming debt limit would slash federal spending

6:26pm April 19, 2023

Speaker McCarthy's proposal would lift the nation's credit limit for one year in exchange for spending cuts.

Democrats oppose some items in Kevin McCarthy's bill to raise the debt ceiling

4:27pm April 19, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled legislation to raise the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a default. But the bill includes a long list of spending cuts, policy changes and other items.

Did Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign peak before it began?

4:10pm April 19, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Emily Mahoney, the political editor at The Tampa Bay Times, about how Ron Desantis' presidential campaign is faring compared to Donald Trump's.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he's running for president

4:10pm April 19, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy has long been the face of the anti-vaccine movement that draws support from the right.