Politics

A U.S. weapons sale is raising doubts about Biden's promise to help end war in Yemen

4:44pm November 25, 2021

by Jackie Northam

The Biden administration has promised to help end the war in Yemen, but it continues to approve weapons sales to the Saudi government that is blamed for prolonging the war.

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How the U.S. became a 'backsliding democracy,' according to a European think tank

4:44pm November 25, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Annika Silva-Leander, the lead writer of the International IDEA's report that designated the U.S as a "backsliding democracy."

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South Korean semiconductor makers are giving the U.S. data, but with some concern

4:44pm November 25, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

The White House is enlisting allies in its efforts to rebuild U.S. manufacturing capacity in the high-tech sector. South Korean semiconductor makers are playing along, but with some misgivings.

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Encore: Author Kati Marton explores Angela Merkel's impact on Germany and the world

4:19pm November 25, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with author Kati Marton about her biography of Angela Merkel, The Chancellor, and what the politician's departure means for Germany and the world.

Politics & Government

Breaking down the Democratic turnover in Congress ahead of the mid-term election

7:24am November 25, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

With less than a year until the mid-term election, dozens of lawmakers are calling it quits. NPR's Dierdre Walsh explains why.

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Darrell Brooks, left, speaks with a lawyer during his initial appearance, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. Brooks is charged with intentional homicide after SUV was driven into a Christmas parade.

There's a backlash brewing against bail reform after the parade tragedy in Waukesha

6:01am November 25, 2021

by Martin Kaste

Critics of the movement to reduce cash bail cite the $1000 cash bail paid by Darrell E. Brooks, Jr., weeks before he allegedly plowed his SUV through the Waukesha Christmas parade

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Sudan's military reinstate prime minister as protesters prepare for a demonstration

5:44pm November 24, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

One month after the military removed Sudan's civilian prime minister from power, he has been reinstalled in his position.

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Why Sen. Rubio is stalling Biden's pick for ambassador to China

4:52pm November 24, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Florida's Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has placed a hold on President Biden's pick to be the U.S. ambassador to China. Here's what means for U.S. diplomacy.

Germany's post-Angela Merkel government has agreed on a new direction for the country

4:52pm November 24, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

Leaders of the three parties set to form Germany's new government have announced a coalition deal to make Social Democrat Olaf Scholz the country's next chancellor.

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Shalanda Young testifies during a hearing in March to examine her nomination to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. She has been serving as acting director for the past eight months and will stay on as director if the Senate confirm

Biden nominates 2 women of color to lead the OMB

4:49pm November 24, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

If confirmed, Shalanda Young will be the first Black female director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Nani Coloretti would serve as its deputy director.