Politics & Government

News brief: Kids' COVID vaccines, Russia-Ukraine war, Rep. Cawthorn cited

7:24am April 27, 2022

CDC data show 3 out of 4 U.S. children have had COVID. The head of the U.N. was in Moscow Tuesday, meeting with Russian President Putin. Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for a loaded handgun at an airport.

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Delegate Danica Roem applauds visitors during opening ceremonies at the start of the 2019 session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond. The Virginia lawmaker, the first openly transgender U.S. state legislator, has written a new memoir in which sh

Danica Roem did opposition research on herself. It's one way she reclaimed her story

7:22am April 27, 2022

The Virginia lawmaker is the first openly transgender U.S. state legislator. In her new memoir, she embraces the idea of using what was written about her to empower her to tell her story.

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn is caught again with a gun at a North Carolina airport

5:13am April 27, 2022

by Jeanne Davis

North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn was stopped at the Charlotte airport for carrying a loaded gun. The Republican's gun was confiscated and he was cited, but he was not arrested.

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2 progressive House lawmakers are working on a strategy to keep their seats

5:12am April 27, 2022

House Democratic progressives Jamie Raskin and Ro Khanna say they have a midterm campaign strategy to ward off the looming threat that Republicans could seize control of Congress.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk to the Oval Office after an event in the Rose Garden on April 11, 2022.

Vice President Harris has tested positive for COVID-19

8:47pm April 26, 2022

by Scott Detrow

Vice President Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 and has exhibited no symptoms, the White House announced on Tuesday. She's not considered a close contact to President Biden or the first lady.

UN chief met with Putin to bridge differences with Russia over its actions in Ukraine

8:14pm April 26, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The United Nations secretary general met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister. He came to Moscow as a "messenger of peace."

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President Biden on Tuesday pardoned three people and shortened the prison terms of 75 more.

Biden takes his first actions on clemency with 3 pardons and 75 commutations

8:07pm April 26, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Tuesday's pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more fair – a goal Biden made part of his 2020 presidential campaign.

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Supreme Court's conservatives divided over 'Remain in Mexico' policy

6:12pm April 26, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The Trump-era policy required asylum seekers to wait for their immigration hearing in Mexico. The Biden administration suspended the program, but was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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A Civil War-era measure could keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot

5:09pm April 26, 2022

by Ron Elving

Liberal activists are hoping to use part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot in Georgia. We look at the history of the provision.

Danica Roem's new book shares her journey from 'closet-case trans girl' to legislator

4:58pm April 26, 2022

by Juana Summers

Danica Roem is a trailblazing figure as the first openly trans person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Her new "memoir-meets-manifesto" explores her personal and political journey.