Politics & Government

Politics & Government

What a Civil War-era provision could mean for candidates accused of inciting violence

5:04pm February 06, 2022

North Carolina voters are challenging Rep. Madison Cawthorn's reelection eligibility. NPR's Michel Martin discusses why with Indiana University law professor Gerard Magliocca.

Canadian officials weigh how they can respond to the truck protests

5:04pm February 06, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

Huge protests involving trucks and other large vehicles have been disrupting life in Ottawa and other Canadian cities. The protesters are calling for an end to COVID-19 public health mandates.

Politics chat: Russia and Ukraine have an outsized impact on American life

8:04am February 06, 2022

by Mara Liasson

The Ukraine crisis could cast a shadow on good economic and pandemic developments for the Biden administration.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on Wednesday in Moscow in June 2019.

Beijing and Moscow unite in efforts to redefine democracy itself

8:00am February 06, 2022

by Ron Elving

In a pointed message to their international critics, the two autocrats declared it was only up to their own people "to decide whether their State is a democratic one."

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks during the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

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Post-Confederate law bars Jan. 6 speaker Rep. Cawthorn from office, challengers argue

12:50pm February 05, 2022

by Steve Harrison

The North Carolina Republican is accused of engaging in insurrection, which would make him ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment, which was intended to keep Confederates from holding office.

Missouri's health director resigns after protests against COVID-19 restrictions

9:40am February 05, 2022

by Sarah Kellogg

Missouri's acting health director resigned after state GOP lawmakers complained he was not conservative enough.

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Phil Strach, an attorney for Republican legislators speaks during a partisan gerrymandering trial on Jan. 5, 2022, at Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh, N.C. A divided North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state's new maps for congressio

North Carolina's Supreme Court strikes down redistricting maps that gave GOP an edge

8:45am February 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The divided court struck down the state's new maps for congressional and General Assembly seats. The ruling is a major victory for Democrats and their allies.

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Week in politics: Russia and China align; RNC justifies Jan. 6; job growth

8:02am February 05, 2022

by Ron Elving

The leaders of Russia and China solidified their ties, and the Republican National Committee suggested the Jan. 6 riots were "legitimate political discourse."

Judge halts Virginia governor's opt-out school mask order — for now

10:36pm February 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that sought to allow parents to opt out of classroom mask mandates was one of the first actions he took after his inauguration Jan. 15.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, seen here in November, said on Friday that former President Donald Trump is "wrong" that Pence could have changed the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Pence says Trump is wrong to insist VP could have overturned election results

7:09pm February 04, 2022

by Brian Naylor

The former vice president called out the former president during a speech Friday, saying it's "un-American" to think that one person could determine the outcome of an election.