Politics

Biden administration is offering to negotiate with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine

4:42pm January 26, 2022

The Biden administration has delivered a plan to Russia offering a diplomatic way to resolve the crisis over Ukraine. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with State Dept. spokesman Ned Price about the situation.

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A prisoner looks out of his jail window as protesters gather outside the federal detention center in Miami on June 12, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd.

Flaws plague a tool meant to help low-risk federal prisoners win early release

3:05pm January 26, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department created an algorithm to measure a person's risk of committing a new crime after leaving prison. But even after multiple tweaks, the tool is leading to racial disparities.

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Harris will travel to Honduras for the inauguration of Xiomara Castro

6:59am January 26, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Vice President Harris' trip to Honduras is seen as a signal that the White House hopes new leadership in the country will help to address the root causes of migration from the region.

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GOP senator from North Dakota wants to tackle climate change

6:09am January 26, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota about climate change. Unlike some Republicans, Cramer says he's willing to combat the problem by reducing carbon emissions.

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Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, right, and his attorney Julian McPhillips, left, leave the courtroom in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday following jury selection. Moore and Leigh Corfman, who accused him of sexual assault, are suing each other for defa

Testimony begins in the dueling defamation suits over Roy Moore molestation claims

8:47pm January 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

The allegations overshadowed Moore's 2017 campaign as he fell in a stunning defeat to Doug Jones, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in 25 years.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has launched her campaign for reelection to her San Francisco-based congressional seat. She has not signaled plans yet about whether she will seek another term as the House Democratic leader.

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Pelosi is running for reelection but is silent on a bid to retain her leadership post

7:09pm January 25, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who's 81, did not say whether she will stick by a pledge she made in 2018 to limit her tenure in elected leadership.

Rep. Terri Sewell, a Democrat from Alabama, represents the state's only Black-majority district in Congress. She's pictured here alongside Rep. Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio, and Martin Luther King III, in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17, 2022.

Federal court says Alabama's congressional map disadvantages Black voters

5:43pm January 25, 2022

by Cody Short

Blocking the new congressional map from taking effect, a panel of judges says Alabama needs at least two, not one, congressional districts in which Black voters are the majority, or close to it.

Critics say infrastructure projects won't make a big enough impact on climate change

5:23pm January 25, 2022

by David Schaper

As Washington gears up to dole out hundreds of billions of dollars in new infrastructure funds, critics say not enough will go to projects addressing climate change and issues of racial inequality.

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After 10 days in office, Virginia Gov. Youngkin is facing blowback over new policies

5:23pm January 25, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration is pushing a conservative agenda including banning masks in schools, firing professors and urging parents to report critical race theory.

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How the Ukraine crisis could reset the global balance of power

5:23pm January 25, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gideon Rachman of 'The Financial Times' about how China and Russia could leverage the Ukraine crisis to reduce U.S. influence around the world and reset the world order.

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