Politics & Government

Politics & Government

A sigh of relief this morning: a railway strike has been averted

7:14am September 15, 2022

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

The revamped tour of Virginia's executive mansion doesn't mention slavery

5:08am September 15, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Before Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected, years of work went into updating the executive mansion tour to include the lives of enslaved people. His redesigned tour doesn't recognize slavery.

White House hosts bipartisan summit to tackle hate-fueled violence

5:08am September 15, 2022

Many say rising political division and ideological violence threaten democracy but there are risks with Biden addressing it directly. President Biden and Vice President Harris will give remarks.

Senators grill top health agencies on the U.S. response to monkeypox

5:08am September 15, 2022

by Pien Huang

In the first congressional hearing on monkeypox, federal officials were criticized for being slow to act, and struggling to apply the lessons of the pandemic to the current outbreak.

Election workers sort absentee ballots at the Lansing city clerk's office on Nov. 3, 2020, in Lansing, Mich. This fall, Michigan voters will weigh in on an expansive ballot question that would change the voting process.

Politics & Government

Voters in these states could make big changes to how their elections are run

5:00am September 15, 2022

by Benjamin Swasey

The battlegrounds of Michigan and Nevada are among the states where voters this fall are set to decide ballot measures relating to the elections process.

Nearly 100 are dead as Azerbaijan and Armenia's territory fight renews

5:25pm September 14, 2022

by Charles Maynes

There have been fresh clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet republics, in recent days. They've clashed with each other for decades over a long-running territorial dispute.

Don Bolduc celebrates win in New Hampshire's Republican Senate primary

5:25pm September 14, 2022

by Josh Rogers

In one of the final primary elections of 2022, New Hampshire voters chose Don Bolduc to face off with Democratic incumbents for Congress. He won by a razor thin margin.

What happened in the Senate's hearing on the federal response to monkeypox

5:08pm September 14, 2022

by Pien Huang

Congress held its hearing on the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak. That comes as cases — and vaccinations — slow down in the U.S.

Biden's pledge to unify the nation is falling flat, some voters say

4:43pm September 14, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is having a summit to discuss violence and hate in the country. Some voters say he's come up short on his pledge to try to heal the "soul of the nation."

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

4:43pm September 14, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with GOP strategist John Feehery about his efforts to recruit Republican support for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect the right to same-sex marriage.