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Some Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin want to take away a bipartisan elections agency's control over voting and give it to the Republican-controlled Legislature. The Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison is shown in 2017.

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There's a GOP push in Wisconsin to take over the state's election system

10:03am November 30, 2021

by Laurel White

Some GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin want to strip the state's bipartisan elections agency of its power and give it to the Republican-controlled Legislature. The idea is backed by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson.

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Biden discusses holiday supply chain issues with business CEOs

6:38am November 30, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks with Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz about supply chain problems and Monday's White House meeting that President Biden had with top retail executives.

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A Christmas tree stands in the Red Room during a press preview of White House holiday decorations on Nov. 29.

The Bidens unveil their first White House Christmas decorations

8:38pm November 29, 2021

by Tien Le

With some holiday spirit and over 100 volunteers, the White House has been decorated in the theme of "gifts from the heart." The theme honors front-line workers, first responders and the military.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference outside the Capitol in August.

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Reps. Boebert and Omar spoke after Boebert's Islamophobic comments. It didn't go well

7:24pm November 29, 2021

by Caitlyn Kim

The contentious phone call between Reps. Lauren Boebert and Ilhan Omar likely means the controversy will continue.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has set a Christmas deadline for passing the roughly $2 trillion spending bill that includes the bulk of President Biden's agenda.

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Congress returns to tight deadlines on government funding, Biden's agenda and more

6:25pm November 29, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

Lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break to a pileup of critical legislation — to fund the government and avoid a default on the nation's credit limit, plus a $2 trillion spending bill.

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Former governor who signed Mississippi abortion law weighs in on Supreme Court fight

4:51pm November 29, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phil Bryant, the former governor of Mississippi who signed a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks. The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments over the law.

Wisconsin GOP lawmakers want the state legislature to take over federal elections

4:51pm November 29, 2021

by Laurel White

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is pushing state lawmakers to consider stripping the bipartisan state elections agency of its control over federal elections.

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The future of abortion, always a contentious issue, is up at the Supreme Court on Dec. 1. Arguments are planned challenging Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the court's major decisions over the last half-century that guarantee a woman's right

As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal

4:51pm November 29, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

Abortion did not become illegal in most states until the mid to late 1800s. But by the 1960s, abortion, like childbirth, had become a safe procedure when performed by a doctor.

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Hondurans are hopeful and skeptical as votes for president are counted

4:41pm November 29, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Hondurans went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, but many people in the impoverished country hold little hope that democracy will solve their problems.

Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., leader of a group of centrist Democrats, backed the domestic spending bill that the House approved last week but says internal fights complicated the effort to get the message out on the measure's components.

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Democrats go on the offense with Biden's agenda to avoid a repeat of Obamacare battle

4:09pm November 29, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

The Build Back Better agenda is the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades. Democrats say they learned from the debate over the Affordable Care Act and are selling their bills sooner.