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Biden prepares for Monday's high-stakes virtual summit with Xi Jinping

7:26am November 15, 2021

When President Biden and China's president talk, the White House wants to discuss U.S. concern over human rights, trade and Taiwan — plus how they can cooperate including on climate.

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In drought-plagued New Mexico, farmer places high hopes in infrastructure bill

4:55pm November 14, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Daviet, a pecan farmer in Las Cruces, N.M., about how the infrastructure plan passed by Congress may affect his business.

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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff looks up as he tours an exhibition at the Petit Palais museum with French first lady Brigitte Macron and artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, right.

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Doug Emhoff is America's first second gentleman. In Paris, he showed what that means

4:55pm November 14, 2021

by Asma Khalid

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is taking a very traditional approach to his role of second spouse. The Paris trip was their first diplomatic trip abroad.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., departs from the Senate chamber following a vote on Nov. 3 in Washington, D.C.

SNL uses its cold open to skewer Ted Cruz over his Big Bird vaccine tweet

1:29pm November 14, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

In a Saturday Night Live sketch, Sen. Ted Cruz, played by Aidy Bryant, hosts a right-wing alternative to the children's television program Sesame Street.

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Vice President Harris returns from diplomatic debut in Europe

8:25am November 14, 2021

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris is back from France, where she took center stage among a large group of world leaders.

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Week in politics: Infrastructure bill provides money for bridges, broadband and more

8:25am November 14, 2021

by Scott Detrow

At long last, President Biden plans to sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill Monday. Plus, he'll attend a virtual summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Voters in New York soundly rejected two ballot measures that would have allowed for expanded voting access in the state.

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What 2021's recent elections tell us about voting in 2022 and beyond

8:25am November 14, 2021

by Miles Parks

Recent off-year elections showed that voters may not be so invested in making it easier to vote while Republicans may benefit from higher voter turnout than they previously had thought.

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren on Steve Bannon indictment

5:04pm November 13, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, about Friday's indictment of Steve Bannon and the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Lack of American ambassadors is hurting foreign goals, says AFSA president

5:04pm November 13, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Eric Rubin, president of the American Foreign Service Association, about the high number of diplomatic vacancies and how it's affecting President Biden's agenda.

Although former President Donald Trump maintains a strong hold over his base, not all Republicans are making plans that do not depend on him.

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Republicans and Democrats contemplate a future without Donald Trump

1:54pm November 13, 2021

by Ron Elving

Both parties in Virginia and New Jersey were left to contemplate how Republicans ran well without Trump on the ballot or in office, while Democrats found it hard to hold recent gains in the suburbs.