Politics

The UN security council discussed how the war in Ukraine may worsen global hunger

5:18pm May 19, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. is using its presidency of the UN Security Council to focus on food security, as much of the world worries about the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine.

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The Senate has approved roughly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine

5:18pm May 19, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

The Senate approved about $40 billion in aid to Ukraine in a largely bipartisan vote. The House has already passed the bill, and it now goes to President Biden to sign.

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Biden heads to Asia to reassure allies that China is a still a top priority

5:12pm May 19, 2022

by Jackie Northam

President Biden heads to Asia Friday for a meeting of the Quad group, which includes leaders from India, Japan and Australia. The unspoken focus of the gathering is China.

2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental health crisis

5:12pm May 19, 2022

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely duo's work to update it.

Students and teachers spoke on gender and race classroom discussion bans in hearing

5:12pm May 19, 2022

by Melissa Block

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chaired a hearing on new laws that restrict classroom discussion of gender, sexual orientation and race. Students, parents and teachers are among those who spoke.

President Biden, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson deliver remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 19)

4:58pm May 19, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

California Democrats can't agree on how to use the budget surplus to offset gas costs

4:45pm May 19, 2022

by Nicole Nixon / CapRadio

With an enormous budget surplus, high gas prices and ongoing inflation, Democrats are trying to get money back in the pockets of drivers and voters in California, but can't at all agree on a plan.

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President Joe Biden, standing with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday.

Politics & Government

Biden backs Sweden and Finland's NATO membership application

3:53pm May 19, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Biden said Thursday he was sending paperwork to Congress to ratify Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO. The ratification process is expected to pass with bipartisan support.

A map of the U.S. showing significant net undercounts in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, plus net overcounts in Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Utah

These 14 states had significant miscounts in the 2020 census

2:46pm May 19, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

The states were not counted equally well for population totals used to determine their share of political representation and federal funding for the next 10 years, a new Census Bureau report shows.

A divide between the pulpit and the pew is roiling the evangelical church

1:30pm May 19, 2022

by Dave Davies

New York Times journalist Ruth Graham says many pastors are being pressured to resist vaccines and mask mandates, embrace Trump's claims about election fraud and adopt QANON-based conspiracy theories.

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