In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges
In a last-minute move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges Thursday, avoiding what could have been an embarrassing trial.
Joe Biden
This was supposed to be Biden's convention. Instead, tonight, he's the opening act
President Biden had made a career of digging in and proving the doubters wrong — until he finally met a political crisis he couldn’t ride out.
29 days: how Democrats had to overhaul their convention in a hurry for Harris
Democrats thought they were returning to a more normal kind of convention. Then came a decision which gave them 29 days to remake it all.
Harris wants to give families a big tax break for a new baby
The Harris campaign says she'd give families $6,000 when they have a new baby, and would restore the pandemic-era child tax credit, too. It's part of an economic plan focused on the cost of living.
Sick of customer service bots and subscription headaches? There's a plan for that
This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and money."
And it's doing that by having federal agencies make new business rules.
There are actions to simplify health insurance paperwork, crack down on fake product reviews, streamline parent-teacher communications in schools and circumvent those automated customer service calls that the White House labels "doom loops."
It's all part of a wider economic mission to eliminate modern business practices that the Biden administration believes exploit Americans.
Neera Tanden, the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, breaks down why this is happening and how it will work in reality.
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And it's doing that by having federal agencies make new business rules.
There are actions to simplify health insurance paperwork, crack down on fake product reviews, streamline parent-teacher communications in schools and circumvent those automated customer service calls that the White House labels "doom loops."
It's all part of a wider economic mission to eliminate modern business practices that the Biden administration believes exploit Americans.
Neera Tanden, the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, breaks down why this is happening and how it will work in reality.
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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Biden says he’s 'not confident' of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses
Speaking on CBS in his first interview since announcing he was dropping out, the president said his primary goal was to ensure that former President Donald Trump lost in November.
Nancy Pelosi talks to NPR about wielding power — and her role as Biden stepped aside
Nancy Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he was abandoning his race for a second term
Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back
Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.
From Obama to Harris, a look at what's changed
As Kamala Harris nears the Democratic party’s nomination, the mood around her candidacy seems less breathless than in 2008. Code Switch digs into what a Black president would mean this time.
Three Kamala Harris Indicators
You may have heard some big news this past weekend: Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential election. This leaves Kamala Harris as the favorite to be the Democratic nominee.
On today's show, We imagine what can be, and we're unburdened by what has been: Kamala Harris' economics, delegate math in deciding the nominee and ... can Kamala Harris use Joe Biden's campaign money?
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On today's show, We imagine what can be, and we're unburdened by what has been: Kamala Harris' economics, delegate math in deciding the nominee and ... can Kamala Harris use Joe Biden's campaign money?
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
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