Politics

Biden aims to take on China by boosting economic ties between U.S. and South Korea

5:02pm May 20, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden wants to counter the economic might of China. He visited a semiconductor plant outside Seoul to kick off a trip aimed at his top foreign policy priority.

Russian-backed Donetsk militia fighters man "Gvozdika" (Carnation) self-propelled artillery vehicles to fire toward a Ukrainian army position outside Donetsk, in territory held by the separatist Donetsk government in eastern Ukraine, Friday. Fighting has

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20)

4:54pm May 20, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A recap of this week's primaries

4:35pm May 20, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Former President Trump is playing a big role on the Republican side — in states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina — endorsing Republican candidates who pledged loyalty to him.

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Joe Biden listens to remarks by Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at the White House this week.

Two versions of history collide as Finland and Sweden seek to join NATO

11:24am May 20, 2022

Finland and Sweden have long kept a careful balance — and neutral position — between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine.

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Politics & Government

The House has approved a bill to fight domestic terrorism

7:33am May 20, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland about a newly passed bill targeting domestic terrorism, and the partisan divides that make Senate approval unlikely.

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Voters in Forsyth County, Ga., discuss weighing their choices in midterm elections

7:31am May 20, 2022

As a new election season arrives, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Georgian voters from Forsyth County, which leans toward Republican candidates.

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News brief: Mariupol latest, Biden's Asia visit, DHS Disinformation Board

6:17am May 20, 2022

Concerns mount over Ukrainian soldiers from Mariupol in Russian hands. Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to Asia. A disinformation expert leaves her post heading a new government board.

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After a discrediting campaign, DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation

6:17am May 20, 2022

A disinformation expert looks back on how disinformation put on hold a new government board she was hired to lead to help coordinate the Biden administration's efforts to address false information.

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An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect.

Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law

7:41pm May 19, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., speaks during the Elections Subcommittee field hearing on 'Voting Rights and Election Administration in Florida' at the Broward County Governmental Center on May 06, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Jan. 6 panel wants answers from lawmaker it says led a Capitol tour before the attack

7:01pm May 19, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Republican Barry Loudermilk denies he showed people around the complex before the insurrectionists laid siege. The committee says it has evidence contradicting that denial.