Politics

'Twilight of Democracy' author says the autocrats are winning

1:31pm November 18, 2021

by Terry Gross

Historian and Atlantic journalist Anne Applebaum says authoritarian rulers have joined together, creating a network of economic and political support, while suppressing the spread of democracy.

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Rep. Paul Gosar is censured over an anime video depicting him of killing AOC

8:15am November 18, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

Lawmakers in the House censured GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona over an anime video that showed a character killing another character meant to be Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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Biden to host Three Amigos summit with the leaders of Canada and Mexico

5:45am November 18, 2021

President Biden hosts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the first "Three Amigos" summit since 2016.

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A supply ship sits anchored next to the Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deep water oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico in the aerial photograph taken off the coast of Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, May 18, 2018.

The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit

7:53pm November 17, 2021

by Nathan Rott

The Biden administration oversaw one of the largest oil and gas lease sales in American history just days after pledging to take action on climate change at the international climate summit.

Steve Bannon speaks to reporters outside of the federal district courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Bannon was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress.

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Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges

5:17pm November 17, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The former Trump adviser was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.

The infrastructure bill could boost the industry removing carbon dioxide from the air

5:11pm November 17, 2021

by Jeff Brady

The infrastructure law includes money for capturing carbon from power plants and removing it from the air. Scientists say such technologies are crucial to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.

Antony Blinken starts his 3-nation visit to Africa in Kenya

5:11pm November 17, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kenya, the first stop on a three-nation Africa tour. He joined Kenya's foreign minister in calling for a ceasefire in Ethiopia.

Trimming their social agenda, Democrats cut the proposal of free community college

5:11pm November 17, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

A federal tuition-free college program was cut from Biden's social agenda — but a patchwork of state and local programs persists. And at the lower level, it's a far more bipartisan policy.

Jacob Chansley, the self-styled "QAnon shaman," confronts U.S. Capitol Police officers during the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Self-styled 'QAnon shaman' is sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot

5:11pm November 17, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

Jacob Chansley, who had pleaded guilty to obstruction, apologized and called his high-profile actions on Jan. 6 "indefensible."

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Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., was censured by the House of Representatives and lost his committee assignments after posting a violent video on social media of a character with his image murdering a character with New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cor

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Rep. Gosar is censured over an anime video showing him killing AOC

5:08pm November 17, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

The mainly party line vote of 223-207 came after GOP Rep. Gosar posted a video on social media that depicts him murdering Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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