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Scandals have led Congress to become more involved in bipartisan political breakfast

5:59pm February 01, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

For decades, a secretive Christian evangelical group ran the Prayer Breakfast, but controversy and scandal in recent years has led Congress to assert more control of the event.

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Another classified doc search, a debt ceiling meeting and a new presidential campaign

5:07pm February 01, 2023

There's a lot going on in politics: another search for classified documents, an opening meeting on the debt ceiling and a new player in the Republican nomination race.

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Encore: Gov. DeSantis is now looking to overhaul Florida's colleges and universities

4:57pm February 01, 2023

by Greg Allen

Board members appointed by Gov. DeSantis unveiled plans to reshape the New College of Florida. DeSantis wants to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs and limit tenure for professors.

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President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.

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FBI searched Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document probe

3:40pm February 01, 2023

by Washington Desk

No documents with classified markings were found, though Biden's lawyer said "some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as vice president" were taken for further review.

Workers sort absentee ballots in Kenosha, Wis.

Are you an election worker who has received threats?

3:15pm February 01, 2023

by Chris Arnold

Republicans and Democrats alike who work to ensure free and fair elections have been facing increased threats and harassment. If you have been targeted, NPR wants to hear from you.

President Biden talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after an event in the White House Rose Garden on July 26, 2021. The president and the House speaker are preparing for their first official visit at the White House on Wednesday, ahead of a looming debt crisis.

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Biden and McCarthy are set to meet to talk about the debt ceiling stalemate

3:14pm February 01, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Wednesday to discuss, among other things, how to avoid a default on the U.S. debt.

Nikki Haley is seen during an appearance on Hannity at Fox News Channel Studios on Jan. 20 in New York City.

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Republican Nikki Haley is set to announce a run for president

2:03pm February 01, 2023

by NPR Staff

The former South Carolina governor would be the first to challenge Donald Trump in the GOP primary.

Kentucky GOP Rep. James Comer and other House Republicans speak at the U.S. Capitol in November. This week, Republicans are holding their first hearings as part of investigations into the Biden administration.

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House Republicans are launching their first investigations into Democrats

10:09am February 01, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Now in control of the House, Republicans will hold hearings on border policy and pandemic relief spending.

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Nichols' death triggers another push for legislation to rein in police misconduct

8:23am February 01, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Marilyn Strickland — the Congressional Black Caucus's whip — about police reform in the wake of Tyre Nichols's death.

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Debt ceiling stalemate is one of the issues Biden and McCarthy will discuss

8:11am February 01, 2023

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy hold a meeting at the White House Wednesday. They're hoping to reach an agreement about the federal debt limit.

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