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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters ahead of House passage of Democrats' Build Back Better Act, which now faces changes in the Senate.

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Center-left group claims Democrats' spending package would save families thousands

10:25am December 01, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

A new report from the think tank Third Way found that a two-parent family of four would save up to $7,400 due to provisions of the Democrats' Build Back Better legislation.

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol raised alarm bells for a think tank studying democracy.

Democracy is declining in the U.S. but it's not all bad news, a report finds

8:36am December 01, 2021

The United States has joined the list of countries where democracy is backsliding, according to a new report by the think tank International IDEA.

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Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will appear before the Jan. 6 panel

7:22am December 01, 2021

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol says former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has agreed to provide documents and appear for a deposition.

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Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol in February. Meadows has agreed to provide documents and appear for a deposition before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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Ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will appear before the Jan. 6 panel

8:52pm November 30, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The House committee investigating the Capitol attack had threatened Meadows with a criminal contempt referral because he had previously refused to cooperate.

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A stronger China tests America's 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan

5:34pm November 30, 2021

by John Ruwitch

Rather than clarify its political intentions, the U.S. has stayed vague about Taiwan for four decades to maintain peace. But there are signs of a shift toward more clarity these days.

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Despite omicron, Ron DeSantis remains firmly against lockdowns and vaccine mandates

5:22pm November 30, 2021

by Greg Allen

Florida's governor is reacting to the omicron variant much differently than New York's. Messaging around how to respond has varied widely by state, depending on politics and recent COVID burdens.

Barbados has removed the Queen of England as head of state and is now a republic

4:56pm November 30, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kareem Smith, a journalist with 'Barbados Today,' about the country removing the Queen of England as its head of state and what that means for Barbadians moving forward.

TV's Dr. Oz enters Pennsylvania's crucial Senate race on the GOP side

4:44pm November 30, 2021

by Alana Wise

The celebrity surgeon, who has promoted questionable health advice to national television audiences, has thrown his hat into the ring to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., (right), speaks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, following an April 29 news conference on the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act.

Senate effort to reform military justice system, now under threat, faces final hurdle

3:45pm November 30, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

As Congress works to pass the annual defense policy bill, lawmakers work to ensure efforts to reform the military justice system remain.

Members of the Australian Parliament are sworn in on the first day of Federal Government in Canberra in 2008. An Australian government-commissioned report released on Tuesday, Nov. 30, revealed the alarming extent of sexual harassment among those working

1 in 3 people working at Australia's parliament are sexually harassed, a report finds

11:56am November 30, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

A new report details the stunning culture of sexual harassment and bullying in Australia's parliamentary offices. It comes after another wave of #MeToo protests rocked the country in March.