Analysis

The majority of anti-vaccine claims on social media trace back to a small number of influential figures, according to researchers.

Health & Safety

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows

12:18pm May 14, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?

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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., raise their arms after addressing attendees of a rally Friday at The Villages in Florida.

Politics & Government

A Look At The GOP From Inside A Matt Gaetz-Marjorie Taylor Greene Rally

9:28am May 10, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The two members of Congress may not have much power on the Hill, but they get celebrity treatment from Trump supporters.

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Facebook's Oversight Board says the company, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, must take responsibility for its decisions.

Politics & Government

In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem

12:28pm May 07, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant.

A statement from former President Donald Trump is seen in front of his Facebook page background. Facebook was justified in its decision to suspend Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the company's Oversight Board said Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Why Facebook's Decision On Trump Could Be 'Make Or Break' For His Political Future

8:11am May 06, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Facebook's Oversight Board sent the decision of whether to let the former president back on the platform back to the company itself, and it's a critical one for Trump's political future.

In non-pandemic times, a president addressing a joint session of Congress can expect an audience of roughly 1,600 people. For President Biden on Wednesday, the audience was closer to 200.

Politics & Government

Biden Takes The Stage In His Dream Role, But The Pandemic Still Sets The Scene

3:55pm April 29, 2021

by Ron Elving

The president laid out an ambitious agenda in his address to Congress, but in a chamber largely empty due to COVID-19 restrictions, he was reminded of the thin majorities with which he has to work.

Politics & Government

Strategists' Political Take On President Biden's 100-Day Speech

5:02am April 29, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Republican strategist Scott Jennings about President Biden's joint address to Congress Wednesday night.

Armenian refugees on the deck of a French cruiser that rescued them in 1915 during the massacre of the Armenian populations in the Ottoman Empire.

Biden Could Call The Massacres Of Armenians Genocide. Here's What That Means

1:43pm April 23, 2021

U.S. lawmakers expect President Biden to recognize the World War I-era mass killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide — even if it makes Turkey angry.

As a doctor, I was eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in December, but I also was pregnant, and there wasn't yet much data then to inform my decision. What I needed was a different kind of information.

OPINION: Doctors Should Be More Candid With Their Patients

2:39pm April 18, 2021

by Mara Gordon

As a doctor, I was eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in December, but I also was pregnant, and there wasn't yet much data to inform my decision. What I needed was a different kind of information.

President Biden promotes his American Jobs Plan during an appearance in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on April 7. The sheer scale of his early agenda has drawn comparisons to the achievements of FDR and LBJ.

Politics & Government

Can Biden Join FDR And LBJ In The Democratic Party's Pantheon?

8:55am April 17, 2021

by Ron Elving

The sheer scale of the Biden agenda finds an analog in the early achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. But which of those offers the better insight into what's happening now?

Sydney Duncan holds a sign during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to legislation introduced in Alabama that's aimed at restricting transgender people's access to medical care.

Politics & Government

Republicans And Democrats Largely Oppose Transgender Sports Legislation, Poll Shows

8:59am April 16, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Members of the two parties are split on how transgender students should participate in sports, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But opposition to legislating the issue is roughly uniform.