Politics

The Republican Senate primary is heating up as candidates tout pro-Trump cred

4:21pm March 22, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Ohio's Republican Senate primary is shaping up as a fight between candidates touting their pro-Donald Trump credentials. The race for the open seat has recently gained in intensity and animosity.

A large crowd of women cheers a speaker at the Lincoln Memorial, during a rally for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

50 years ago sex equality seemed destined for the Constitution. What happened?

3:25pm March 22, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, paving the way for it to become the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was roaring along...until it wasn't.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on March 18, 2022.

Putin's puffy coat and Zelenskyy's T-shirts show the power of fashion in war

8:46am March 22, 2022

by Fernando Alfonso III

President Vladimir Putin's coat and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's T-shirts can be considered political statements.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a meeting with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich (on the left, in the center) in 2010.

How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin

6:30am March 22, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

In the 1990s, reformers adopted a radical economic program in Russia. It devastated ordinary Russians and created a new class of oligarchs. And it explains the rise of Putin and the leader he is today

A ballot drop box outside the Mesa County clerk and recorder's offices in Grand Junction, Colo., on Aug. 26, 2021.

Politics & Government

Colorado Democrats look to crack down on insider election threats and misinformation

6:08am March 22, 2022

by Bente Birkeland

One controversial provision would ban anyone overseeing elections from knowingly or recklessly making false statements about the process. That's raised First Amendment concerns.

Politics & Government

A marathon day is ahead for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

5:05am March 22, 2022

President Biden's Supreme Court nominee appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions from lawmakers in her bid to become the first Black woman on the nation's high court.

President Biden speaks at Business Roundtable's CEO quarterly meeting on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Here are the CEOs who were briefed by the White House on the war in Ukraine

10:36pm March 21, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The group discussed ways to "mitigate price increases on American consumers" caused by the war and the need to address disruptions to energy and agricultural markets, the White House said.

Republican-pushed bills are seeking to deny minors access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Both are treatments that have been vetted and peer-reviewed by mainstream medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

7:29pm March 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Monday

5:44pm March 21, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.

New Mexico has one of the most generous 'free tuition' programs, but there are limits

5:10pm March 21, 2022

by Alice Fordham

New Mexico is the latest of more than 33 states to offer free college tuition in some form. Their benefits are more generous than most, but only last for a year.