Politics & Government

Coordinator for the American Rescue Plan weighs in on Republicans' debt ceiling bill

5:05pm April 26, 2023

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Gene Sperling, coordinator for the American Rescue Plan, about Republicans' debt ceiling bill that would slash federal spending and undo some of Biden's domestic agenda.

Rep.-elect Julian Bond, center, who was refused a seat in the Georgia House, looks through his desk as two of his Fulton County colleagues, Reps. Jack Etheridge, left, and Charlie Brown raise their hands for the oath of office in Atlanta, Jan. 10, 1966.

Some state lawmakers say Tennessee expulsions highlight growing tensions

5:05pm April 26, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

Fights over "decorum" in state legislatures are nothing new, but they look different now that Republicans and Democrats have become more splintered and focus has narrowed on state politics.

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E. Jean Carroll testified in trial that Trump sexual assaulted her

4:47pm April 26, 2023

by Ilya Marritz

Former columnist E. Jean Carroll is scheduled to testify Wednesday in her civil sexual assault suit against former President Donald Trump. Carroll claims Trump raped her in the mid 1990s.

President Biden held a press conference for state visit from South Korea's president

4:33pm April 26, 2023

by Scott Detrow

President Biden is holding a press conference, his first since announcing he will run for a second term in 2024. It's part of a state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

A screen on Wednesday shows a file image of U.S. President Biden, left, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol marking the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance in Seoul, South Korea.

Biden says that a nuclear attack from North Korea would mean 'the end' of its regime

4:28pm April 26, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

The U.S. and South Korea announced steps on Wednesday to try to deter North Korea from using nuclear weapons, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a state visit to Washington.

President Biden responded to questions about his age during a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday. The president would be 86 by the end of a second term.

Biden says his own age doesn't register with him as he seeks second term

3:43pm April 26, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Biden is 80 years old, and would be 86 by the end of a second term. While many voters see his age as cause for concern, a campaign strategist says there are upsides to his decades of experience.

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Cars line-up to enter Walt Disney World on February 08, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, claiming 'government retaliation'

3:21pm April 26, 2023

by Greg Allen

Moments after a board appointed by the governor voted to invalidate Disney's development deal, the company filed a 77-page lawsuit in federal court.

A worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County elections office on May 19, 2022, in Oregon City, Ore. No Labels, a centrist group that has floated a bipartisan presidential ticket, has secured access to the ballot in Oregon and other states.

Politics & Government

No Labels is getting on state ballots, drawing a lawsuit and concerns about a spoiler

12:39pm April 26, 2023

by Ben Giles

The centrist political group No Labels is getting on the ballot in individual states, causing consternation among members of the major political parties about the organization's endgame.

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