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FILE - Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington.

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Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

6:06am March 29, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

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Senate panel to ask Starbucks' Howard Schultz how he handled moves to unionize

5:14am March 29, 2023

Billionaire Howard Schultz, who just stepped down as Starbucks CEO, faces questions on Capitol Hill today from Sen. Bernie Sanders and others about his response to the wave of unionizing at Starbucks.

Attorneys for Fox argued on Tuesday that chairman Rupert Murdoch should not have to travel to Delaware to testify in a $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. The judge noted that Murdoch was planning to travel between four cities with his wife-to-be.

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Judge to Fox News: Don't make me 'look like an idiot' over Rupert Murdoch testifying

5:01am March 29, 2023

by Karl Baker

The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) will question Howard Schultz, who recently stepped down as Starbucks CEO, on the company's resistance to its workers unionizing.

Union showdown: Starbucks' Howard Schultz faces Bernie Sanders in the Senate

5:01am March 29, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

A hearing for the history books: The resolutely anti-union architect of the modern Starbucks gets questioned by the outspoken mascot of the union movement in Congress.

President Biden talks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on March 28 for a trip to Durham, N.C.

President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

8:11pm March 28, 2023

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.

Martha Casamayor, center, says Joe Biden "stabbed Cuban Americans in the back" and regrets voting for him. South Florida Latinos like her are key to Republicans expanding their political reach in future elections.

South Florida gives Republicans a playbook for the 2024 election

4:54pm March 28, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

For the first time in two decades, South Florida turned red in the 2022 midterm elections, giving Republicans hope — and a playbook — for the presidential election in 2024.

Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff listen to a guide as they tour Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle, a prison and embarkation point for slaves en route to the Americas.

Vice President Harris wiped away tears as she toured Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle

4:51pm March 28, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The vice president visited a castle that was one of the last stops before enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic. "The horror of what happened here must always be remembered," she said.

Biden administration struggles to turn the Democracy Summit's goals into reality

4:20pm March 28, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicks off a summit to strengthen democracy, hosting an event with Ukraine's president.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr appears before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 2023. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sparked scrutiny from lawmakers who want to know what went wrong and whether regulators did enough to oversee the lender.

5 things we learned from the Senate hearing on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

4:20pm March 28, 2023

by Scott Horsley

A top federal regulator called the failure of Silicon Valley Bank a "textbook case of bank mismanagement" during a Senate hearing about what led to its spectacular collapse

Committee ranking member Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., with Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Feb. 28, 2023.

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Aide to Sen. Rand Paul is recovering after an assault in Washington, D.C.

11:45am March 28, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Paul described the attack as brutal, and said a suspect had been arrested. The incident comes as a House panel this week holds the first in a series of oversight hearings on D.C., including on crime.