Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Lawmakers are gearing up for a fight over a key intelligence gathering tool

7:50am March 22, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

Should Congress extend a law that lets U.S. intelligence spy on communications involving Americans? The law expires at the end of the year unless Congress renews it.

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Learning from 2008, the Biden administration avoids the unpopular word: bailout

7:50am March 22, 2023

by Asma Khalid

The last time the government stepped in and rescued banks to save the economy, the politics were toxic. That's why Biden is branding the latest banking aid as a lifeline for small businesses and jobs.

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If Trump is indicted, how will that affect his 2024 presidential campaign?

7:19am March 22, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Columbia Law professor Richard Briffault about what a possible indictment could mean for former President Donald Trump's political future.

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Alvin Bragg's office is examining whether Donald Trump and his company broke state laws in paying hush money to an adult film star.

Meet the Manhattan DA who would bring criminal charges against Trump

6:42pm March 21, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

As speculation mounts that Donald Trump could soon be indicted over hush money payments, Alvin Bragg may have to make a history-making decision.

Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, as seen across the desert from an area near the Castle Mountains in February 2016. President Biden is declaring the area as a national monument.

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Biden is creating new national monuments to protect land in Nevada and Texas

5:50pm March 21, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

The designation preserves Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas from new development. President Biden is also starting the process for a vast new marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that depositors at small banks could be eligible for the same kind of protection extended to customers at two regional banks that failed this month. Yellen made the remarks at a speech she delivered to the American Bankers Association on March 21, 2023.

Janet Yellen says the U.S. is ready to protect depositors at small banks if required

5:15pm March 21, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The Treasury Secretary said the administration is committed to protecting the U.S. banking system and customers who trust their money to it.

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Winston-Salem officials at hydroponic greenhouse ribbon-cutting

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Winston-Salem's costly hydroponic greenhouse is under new management

5:04pm March 21, 2023

by Eddie Garcia

A long-delayed city-run hydroponic greenhouse has new management. Nonprofit organization H.O.P.E. will receive nearly $538,000 over a two-year contract to run the facility.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed in on a case involving a former Michigan public school student who wants to sue over not getting support in sign language.

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Supreme Court hands victory to public school students with disabilities

5:01pm March 21, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The high court said a deaf student could sue for past damages for not getting the support he needed to succeed in public school.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Adler Theatre on March 13 in Davenport, Iowa.

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What Trump's 'arrest' claim says about his hold on politics and the 2024 election

4:17pm March 21, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Donald Trump claimed on social media that he will be arrested on Tuesday and called for mass protest. His unfounded claims showed his continued influence on the Republican Party.

Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the House floor of the Montana state Capitol on Jan. 13, 2023.

Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

3:39pm March 21, 2023

by Shaylee Ragar

Across the country, parties are consolidating political power in states and squeezing out the moderate middle. In Montana, that squeeze is changing political representation and whose voice counts.

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