Politics

Workers unload a FedEx cargo plane carrying 100,000 pounds of baby formula at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday.

More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage

3:00pm May 28, 2022

by Emma Bowman

Australia is sending the equivalent of more than 27 million 8-ounce bottles of goat's milk and other baby formulas, as the U.S. government works to replenish store shelves during the shortage.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., addresses a rally with fellow Senate Democrats and gun control advocacy groups outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action, the rally brought togeth

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Senators are continuing talks during recess to find a compromise on gun legislation

2:34pm May 28, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he's optimistic that something can be done to address mass shootings like the one at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children.

Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on May 16 in Washington.

As a jury weighs if a lawyer lied to the FBI, Durham's legacy hangs in the balance

2:30pm May 28, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Michael Sussmann faces one charge of lying to the FBI ahead of the 2016 presidential election. It's the first courtroom test for special counsel John Durham, appointed by the Trump administration.

Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action, the rally brought together members of Congress and gun violen

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Political realities have stopped legislative action after school shootings

8:11pm May 27, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.

Election worker Monica Ging processes a ballot for Pennsylvania's primaries this month at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa.

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How undated ballots could affect Pennsylvania's GOP Senate race and voters' rights

6:04pm May 27, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

Mail-in ballots that arrived on time but in envelopes missing dates handwritten by voters have been a flashpoint in recent elections in the key swing state, including a close Republican primary race.

Prior to his arrest, Timothy Hale-Cusanelli served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a human resources specialist and also worked as a security guard at a Naval base.

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Former Army Reservist and alleged white supremacist found guilty in Capitol riot trial

5:20pm May 27, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

A jury found Timothy Hale-Cusanelli guilty for breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The trial included dramatic testimony secretly recorded by Hale-Cusanelli's former roommate.

Congress is commemorating the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival

5:10pm May 27, 2022

The Senate has agreed, by unanimous consent, to designate the last weekend of June 2022 as a time to commemorate the first weekend of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

Former President Trump speaks at the NRA convention in Houston

5:10pm May 27, 2022

by Tim Mak

Former President Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston — days after a deadly school shooting in another part of Texas.

The actions that President Biden could take to address gun safety

5:10pm May 27, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Some preliminary bipartisan discussions on gun safety legislation have begun, it's not clear this time will be any different than past failed efforts. What could President Biden do on his own?

Rep. Castro 'lost confidence' in Uvalde officials. So he called the FBI

4:09pm May 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, about his request that the FBI investigate the timeline of law enforcement response at the Uvalde school shooting.