Politics & Government

A protester walks in front of parked trucks on Tuesday in Ottawa, Ontario, as demonstrators continue to protest the vaccine mandates implemented by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Truckers in Ottawa block a key border crossing, as their protest morphs and drags on

5:57pm February 08, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The "Freedom Convoy" began last month as a caravan of truck drivers who planned to drive to Ottawa to voice their opposition to the Canadian government's cross-border vaccine mandate.

Blinken heads out to reassure Asian nations that the U.S. is still focused on China

5:09pm February 08, 2022

by Jackie Northam

Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads out on an Asia swing this week to reinforce the administration's continued focus on competition with China despite the crisis in Ukraine.

Biden's top science adviser resigned following complaints about his work behavior

5:09pm February 08, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden said he would fire anyone who was a jerk at work. But that's not what happened when his science adviser Eric Lander was found to have created a toxic workplace.

The White House wants to transition to a green economy, which is tricky without mines

4:44pm February 08, 2022

by Dan Kraker

The Biden administration recently canceled a proposed mine. While environmentalists celebrated, it shows how hard it is to build a domestic supply of the minerals needed to switch to a green economy.

French President Macron is helping facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

4:12pm February 08, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

French President Emanuel Macron has taken center stage in the ongoing Ukraine crisis, insisting on the centrality of Europe to diplomacy.

Scientist says state governments are lifting mask mandates prematurely

4:12pm February 08, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University, on whether local governments lifting mask mandates is science-based.

With midterms looming, voters don't feel good about Biden's handling of the economy

4:12pm February 08, 2022

by Asma Khalid

The economy looks good on paper but it doesn't feel good to voters. And that's a problem for President Biden and his party going into the midterms. We explore the disconnect with help from economists.

A nurse fills out a vaccine card at an L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College.

The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines

2:15pm February 08, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach.

How did the Republican Party become the party of Trump?

1:30pm February 08, 2022

by Terry Gross

New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters says the religious right and social conservatives "got basically everything that they wanted" from Trump's presidency. Peters' new book is Insurgency.

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N.C. creates new division merging child and family health services

12:36pm February 08, 2022

by Neal Charnoff