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Russia tests Biden administration as fears of Ukraine invasion

5:16pm December 05, 2021

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about U.S.-Russia relations amid Russian troop build up on the Ukrainian border.

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Newt Gingrich, the incoming speaker of the House, meets with Dole, then Senate majority leader, on Capitol Hill on Jan. 3, 1995. The 104th Congress had a Republican majority in both chambers for the first time since 1954.

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Bob Dole, longtime GOP senator and 1996 presidential nominee, dies

3:22pm December 05, 2021

by Mara Liasson

After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years.

Chart showing percent of Trump vote by county and vaccination and death rates by county

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame

2:12pm December 05, 2021

An analysis by NPR shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden.

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Politics chat: Biden faces handling another winter of the pandemic

12:38pm December 05, 2021

by Mara Liasson

The pandemic and its economic effects are a political weight on President Biden.

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CNN fires Chris Cuomo for involvement in his brother's sexual misconduct allegations

8:09am December 05, 2021

by David Folkenflik

CNN has fired anchor Chris Cuomo over his involvement in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempts to overcome allegations of sexual misconduct.

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House expects to hear from Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Michael Flynn about Jan. 6

8:09am December 05, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks journalist Marcy Wheeler about developments in the investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the different types of information coming out.

Communities of color face disproportionate exposure to pollution

8:09am December 05, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Michael S. Regan, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, about the Biden administration's approach to environmental justice.

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Week in politics: Congress passes temporary funding bill to avoid shutdown

8:02am December 04, 2021

by Ron Elving

Congress narrowly avoids a government shutdown by passing a temporary funding bill. We look at what's next in Congress as well as the House committee investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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President Biden on Friday signed legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown, but Congress still has a long to-do list before the end of the year.

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Congress avoids a government shutdown — but a long to-do list looms

5:03pm December 03, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the administration's response to the Omicron variant

4:15pm December 03, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Biden administration's ongoing response to the Omicron variant.

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