Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Mayors Vaughan, Joines will join other officials in White House visit

10:05am September 16, 2022

Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan and Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines are among a group of city officials who will be heading to the White House next week. The city leaders will be meeting with White House officials on Thursday to discuss federal funding for local governments.

Keith Packer (shown here on Jan. 13, 2021) of Newport News, Va., stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt. He has been sentenced to 75 days of imprisonment.

The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail

9:59am September 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.

How does Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis benefit by putting migrants on a plane?

8:27am September 16, 2022

About 50 migrants arrived by plane in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Wednesday on flights paid for by DeSantis. The governor says the flights help protect his state from the costs of illegal immigration.

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We should not being using human beings as pawns, Mass. state Sen. Cyr says

8:27am September 16, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks Massachusetts state Sen. Julian Cyr, who represents Martha's Vineyard, about the migrants that were flown to the resort island. The community welcomed the migrants.

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News brief: DeSantis' immigration stand, poll on the economy, King Charles III

7:57am September 16, 2022

Florida pays for flights sending migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Nearly four out of 10 people say their finances are worse than a year ago. The challenges King Charles III has to face.

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Rep. Peltola says her Alaskan heritage is interwoven into everything she does

7:57am September 16, 2022

by Nina Kravinsky

Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in this week, making her the first Alaskan Native in Congress. Before taking office, she went back to rural southwest Alaska, where she was welcomed by the community.

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Many people have concerns that the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to abortion could jeopardize other rights, such as same-sex marriage.

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This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage

5:39am September 16, 2022

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, many are concerned that same-sex marriage could be next. Will Republicans band together to protect this right for Americans?

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A courtroom sketch of Judge Raymond Dearie in New York in January 2013.

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What to know about Judge Raymond Dearie, the Mar-a-Lago search special master

5:00am September 16, 2022

by Jasper Ruppert

Dearie, 78, a former chief judge of the federal court in the Eastern District of New York, was one of the special master candidates suggested by Trump whom the Justice Department did not object to.

Balloons decorate a 2019 event leading up to the 2020 census in Boston. The U.S. House has passed a bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other future counts from political interference.

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A bill to block census interference passed the House. Its Senate path is unclear

10:50pm September 15, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. House has passed a bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other future head counts from political interference. But it's not clear how much support the bill has in the Senate.

In this aerial view, former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen on September 14, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Judge appoints special master to review materials seized from Mar-A-Lago

8:23pm September 15, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, denied a request from the Justice Department to put a hold on the process, naming senior federal Judge Raymond Dearie to review materials by Nov. 30.