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L) CA Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger (R) Ketanji Brown Jackson

Politics & Government

Biden will get a chance to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Here's what to expect

3:08pm January 27, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

With Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down, President Biden has his first nomination to the high court. He campaigned on picking a Black woman for the lifetime appointment.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman arrives at Joe Biden's inauguration at the Capitol in January 2021.

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman gives his first interview since Jan. 6

12:54pm January 27, 2022

by Harrison James

Goodman, widely seen as a hero for his bravery during the attack on the U.S. Capitol, praised other law enforcement officers for their restraint. "It could have easily been a bloodbath," he said.

Woman and her children circle the Penrose stairs of funding.

The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did

12:34pm January 27, 2022

by Cory Turner

The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.

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Biden was slow to move on Russia-Ukraine crisis, Rep. Malliotakis says

7:23am January 27, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York if the Biden administration is doing enough to prevent or limit Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Denise Freeman (center), a former Lincoln County Board of Education member and community activist, calls a plan to consolidate polling places in the rural Georgia county "unconscionable."

Politics & Government

A Georgia county set off a tense debate by planning to reduce polling sites

5:27am January 27, 2022

by Stephen Fowler

Concerns over Lincoln County's proposal suggest many election administration decisions will now be viewed through a lens of growing mistrust.

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Justice Stephen Breyer, photographed in 2015.

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Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, to retire

9:51pm January 26, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Behind the scenes, Breyer, 83, pushed and prodded his fellow justices for consensus. His decision gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during his renomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee on Jan. 11. The Fed is planning to become more aggressive in fighting inflation.

Game time: The Fed unveils a tougher plan to fight stubbornly high inflation

6:53pm January 26, 2022

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates sooner and — perhaps — more aggressively after inflation reached the highest in nearly 40 years.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Russia and Ukraine during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

The U.S. says it will stand firm against major Russian demands as tension rises

5:47pm January 26, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Among the demands from Russia was a guarantee that Ukraine be permanently barred from NATO membership. That would violate a U.S. "core principle," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

Why U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring now

5:04pm January 26, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. With a potential red wave coming in the midterm election, his move to step down now is about politics and the ideological direction of the court.

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The messaging from Ukrainian officials is that a Russian invasion isn't imminent

4:58pm January 26, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Ukrainian officials are downplaying the threat of an imminent Russian invasion in their messaging to the public, even as the United States delivers more Javelin missiles to Kyiv.