Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in Politics: Some Democrats question plans to lift immigration restrictions

11:28am April 23, 2022

Even Democrats from non-border states are beginning to question President Biden's plans to lift pandemic-era immigration restrictions. And year-old audio from a Republican leader makes waves.

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Historian Anne Applebaum connects Hannah Arendt to the state of democracy today

10:13am April 23, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum about the state of democracy around the world.

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New audio of Rep. McCarthy raise questions about his integrity

8:52am April 23, 2022

New audio recordings of Rep. Kevin McCarthy call into question his honesty and integrity, as well as his ambitions to become House speaker should Republicans win control of the chamber in November.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said earlier Thursday that reports that he said former President Trump should resign in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol were false. Then the reporters who broke the news played the tapes.

Republicans face a new reckoning over what GOP House leader McCarthy said about Trump

5:00am April 23, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

McCarthy faces a tricky conversation with his conference over what he said, which could come when the House returns from recess next week, but the ultimate judge is likely former President Trump.

Abortion-rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol on April 13, 2022 in Frankfort, Ky., as Kentucky lawmakers debate overriding the governor's veto of an abortion measure.

How Kentucky Republicans blocked all abortions for more than a week

6:51pm April 22, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Even without a Supreme Court ruling, a new Kentucky law shut down abortions for several days before a federal court stepped in. Abortion rights groups fear it's just the beginning.

An old-growth redwood tree named "Father of the Forest" in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California in August 2020. Some trees in the park have been standing for 2,000 years.

Biden will order a study of old-growth forests in an Earth Day executive action

6:10pm April 22, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

America's oldest trees store vast amounts of carbon. Counting them is the first step to preserving them, says the Biden administration.

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Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies Friday in an Atlanta court for a hearing in a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because of her role prior to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies as part of a legal challenge to her candidacy

5:24pm April 22, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Voters and a supporting legal group are seeking to knock the controversial Republican off the ballot for her role prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Officials: Mark Meadows was registered to vote in 3 states

4:46pm April 22, 2022

by MEG KINNARD Associated Press

Macron is beating Le Pen in France's polls — but not by as much as 5 years ago

4:40pm April 22, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

French voters cast their ballots Sunday. Polls show incumbent president Emmanuel Macron ahead of his rival, populist candidate Marine Le Pen.

Black Californians discuss the possibility of reparations in their state

4:40pm April 22, 2022

California's Reparations Task Force voted to exclude some Black residents from eligibility. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to some Black Californians on how they view the possibility of reparations.