Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Trump's indictment; another mass shooting; American reporter detained

7:56am April 01, 2023

Uncharted political waters following Trump's indictment, another mass shooting at an elementary school, and Russia detains an American reporter.

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Former Ark. Governor Asa Hutchinson on how Trump's indictment could affect the GOP presidential race

7:56am April 01, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson about what the indictment of former President Trump might mean for the GOP and its slate of 2024 presidential contenders.

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Biden went to Mississippi to offer support to victims of the devastating tornadoes

7:56am April 01, 2023

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden went to Rolling Fork, Mississippi to visit with people recovering from devastating tornadoes and offer federal support.

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Chicago will vote between two candidates with distinctly different ideas of being a Democrat

7:56am April 01, 2023

by Mariah Woelfel

Chicago is on the brink of choosing a new mayor in a run-off election this Tuesday, after incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot lost in the first round.

A woman prays at a makeshift memorial for those killed in a mass shooting at the entrance of The Covenant School on March 29, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Three students and three adults were killed by the 28-year-old shooter on Monday.

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The Nashville school shooting highlights the partisan divide over gun legislation

5:01am April 01, 2023

by Ron Elving

President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.

A sign touting the Inflation Reduction Act is seen at Glynwood Boat House in Cold Spring, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 2022.

The EPA's watchdog is warning about oversight for billions in new climate spending

5:01am April 01, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

The Environmental Protection Agency received billions from President Biden's climate legislation, but the EPA inspector general warns there is "a high risk for fraud, waste and abuse."

Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg, who lost her transgender son to suicide in 2022, is consoled by former state legislator Patti Minter, left, and Rep. Tina Bojanowski after SB 150 passed the Senate on Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky.

Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

5:01am April 01, 2023

by Divya Karthikeyan

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is pictured at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14. Fetterman was discharged from Walter Reed hospital on Friday after being treated for depression, which is now in remission, his office said.

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Sen. Fetterman will return to the Senate on April 17 after his hospital release

9:10pm March 31, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The Pennsylvania Democrat had been receiving treatment for depression at Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C. Fetterman's depression is now in remission, according to his doctor.

How a conspiracy theory about eating bugs made its way to international politics

7:36pm March 31, 2023

by Huo Jingnan

A conspiracy theory that claims governments are trying to enslave people and force them to eat bugs has made the leap from online message boards to national politics in at least two countries.

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Senate looks at labor laws which unions say interfere with workers' right to organize

6:41pm March 31, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Unions say labor law is too weak, allowing companies to illegally interfere with workers' right to organize. The issue was front and center at a hearing in the Senate this week.

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