Politics

State Department Says It Plans To Move Some Afghans Who Helped The U.S. To Safety

4:31pm July 02, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

With U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, there are growing concerns on Capitol Hill about the fate of thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military.

Georgia election workers begin their recount of ballots after the November election. Despite three recounts of the tally, former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely claim electoral fraud cost him the state.

Politics & Government

How Pro-Trump Local News Sites Keep Pushing 2020 Election Misinformation

4:31pm July 02, 2021

by Stephen Fowler

A small news site founded days after the 2020 election has become a go-to source for Republicans eager to claim that former President Donald Trump actually won the state of Georgia last fall.

Candles and flowers decorate a makeshift memorial for Vanessa Guillén, a Fort Hood, Texas, soldier whose 2020 killing put a spotlight on sexual harassment in the U.S. military.

A Commission Finds 'Quite A Lot Of Tolerance' For Sexual Harassment In The Military

12:56pm July 02, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

A new report says commanders need training to learn how to stop what an official described as "daily acts of demeaning language and sexual harassment" in the military.

A voter marks his ballot at a polling place on Nov. 3 in Richland, Iowa. A new poll finds ensuring access to voting is more important than tamping down on voter fraud for most Americans.

Poll: More Americans Are Concerned About Voting Access Than Fraud Prevention

11:43am July 02, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Fifty-six percent are more worried that those who want to vote can, but the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll also found that most agree that voters should have to present photo ID at the polls.

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions, Dealing Blow To Voting Rights

8:07am July 02, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

By a vote of 6-to-3 on Thursday the Supreme Court's conservative majority made it far more difficult to challenge voting restrictions throughout the country.

Morning News Brief

5:02am July 02, 2021

U.S troops leave Afghanistan's Bagram air base after nearly 20 years. President Trump's business and CFO are charged with tax fraud. And, the Supreme Court deals a blow to the Voting Rights Act.

Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a pause on federal executions Thursday while the Justice Department reviews policies and procedures on capital punishment.

The Justice Department Is Pausing Federal Executions After They Resumed Under Trump

8:28pm July 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

Attorney General Merrick Garland cited the impact of federal executions on inmates of color and the recent exonerations of people on death row. The department will its review policies and procedures.

Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer, with then-U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. Weisselberg and attorneys for the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to charges Thursday.

Trump's Family Business, CFO Weisselberg Are Charged With Tax Crimes

7:11pm July 01, 2021

The indictment comes after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the former president's family business by the Manhattan district attorney's office.

President Biden listens Thursday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

Biden Spends Hours With Families Affected By The Condo Collapse And Pledges More Help

7:05pm July 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

President Biden met with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and pledged more help with the Surfside condo disaster. DeSantis said the federal-state coordination has gone well.

Arizona Attorney General On Supreme Court Upholding State Voting Restrictions

5:54pm July 01, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on ballots cast in the wrong precinct or collected by anyone who isn't family or a caretaker.