Politics

After decades of opposing Taliban, India may be forming a relationship with them

4:39pm July 26, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with international security expert, Asfandyar Mir of the U.S. Institute of Peace, about India's budding, unexpected relationship with the Taliban.

President Biden led a virtual meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, on July 25, ahead of the Senate vote.

Politics & Government

A bill to reduce reliance on China for semiconductors moves closer to a Senate vote

1:36pm July 26, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

It would support domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips that power the nation's smartphones, cars, computers and medical equipment. The bill cleared a procedural Senate vote Tuesday.

The Jan. 6 TV hearings conclude with some really compelling cliffhangers

1:33pm July 26, 2022

by David Bianculli

The Jan. 6 hearings have been packaged like TV shows: Each episode has a plot, and some special guest stars, announced in advance. As a miniseries, the verdict is in: This particular show is a hit.

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Former President Trump returns to Washington to deliver a policy speech

7:25am July 26, 2022

Donald Trump is the featured speaker at the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit formed to promote the ideas that would have been on the agenda for a second Trump term.

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Redistricting in Florida pits 2 House incumbents against each other

6:59am July 26, 2022

by Valerie Crowder

Rep. Al Lawson, a Democrat, will face off against Rep. Neal Dunn, a Republican, after a controversial redistricting map in the state drew out Lawson's historically Black district.

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News brief: Trump speech, COVID boosters, lockdowns hurt China's economy

6:31am July 26, 2022

Ex-President Trump returns to Washington to deliver a policy speech. The next round of COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected. China's economy stumbled in the second quarter.

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Want to lay off workers more smoothly? There's a startup for that

6:31am July 26, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

The tech industry is in turmoil. But there's at least one startup that is thriving these days, and it's one that's helping other startups lay off workers.

A video of President Donald Trump recording a statement on Jan. 7, 2021, is played, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on July 21.

Politics & Government

New evidence shows Trump toned down his condemnation of the deadly Capitol attack

9:45pm July 25, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

New evidence shared by the Jan. 6 committee shows then-President Donald Trump edited a speech that was aimed at strongly condemning the deadly attack on the Capitol last year.

Brazil's President Bolsonaro is trailing in his campaigning for reelection

5:19pm July 25, 2022

by John Otis

Brazil's populist President Bolsonaro faces a tough fight for reelection, as he trails in the polls for the October vote.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin on her visit to Ukraine and meeting with President Zelenskyy

5:19pm July 25, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., about her trip to Ukraine with a bipartisan Congressional delegation and meeting with President Zelenskyy.

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