Politics

Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

2:11pm October 28, 2021

by Terry Gross

Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

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Biden makes his case to House Democrats for a $1.75 trillion spending framework

11:32am October 28, 2021

It does not include progressive priorities like paid family leave or measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs. Still, President Biden thinks it would pass both chambers.

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Biden will attend summits in Europe as he struggles to get agreements at home

11:06am October 28, 2021

President Biden leaves Washington to attend the G-20 in Rome and the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow. But will he have progress to show at home on his priorities, as Democrats try to hash out a deal?

President Biden, pictured leaving the Oval Office on Oct. 15, is traveling to Rome and Glasgow during the second foreign trip of his presidency.

Here's who Biden will meet with when he goes to Rome and Glasgow this week

8:00am October 28, 2021

by NPR Staff

President Biden has been scrambling to make a deal at home with lawmakers in his own party before heading to the G-20 summit in Rome and the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow.

News brief: Biden priorities, U.S. economic stats, parole challenges

7:38am October 28, 2021

Biden is about to leave on a five-day trip to Europe. Data is expected to show the U.S. economy has slowed. Parole in Washington, D.C. is adjudicated by a federal commission and that's created issues.

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After negotiating weeks, there's still no deal on Biden's domestic agenda

7:27am October 28, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Matt Bennett of the think tank Third Way, about the group's calls for moderate and progressive Democrats to stop fighting and reach a spending deal.

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As Biden preps for U.N. summit, how much credibility does he have on climate?

7:22am October 28, 2021

NPR's A Martínez talks to Carroll Muffett, president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law, about President Biden's involvement in next week's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

The White House moves to ban copper mining near wilderness area in Minnesota

6:25am October 28, 2021

by Dan Kraker

A Biden administration review could curtail copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota — an area known for its pristine nature.

Robert Davis' experience exiting parole has been a difficult process. He seemed to be doing everything correctly, but a miscommunication between the U.S. Parole Commission and his parole officers delayed his release from supervision.

After prison he followed the rules, but a parole mishap delayed his full freedom

5:08am October 28, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Robert Davis' experience with the U.S. Parole Commission is an example of how systemic barriers can hold down people striving to do the right thing.

House Oversight Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., says oil companies who have said they are working to use greener technologies have also disseminated misinformation about climate change.

Politics & Government

Oil companies face 'big tobacco moment' in Congress over their climate policies

5:00am October 28, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She says the companies have spread misinformation for decades.