Politics & Government

The chained hand of Archer Alexander, who was the last slave captured under the fugitive slave law, is depicted in a statue commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. A bill to study reparations for slavery advanced through a House committee this year b

Politics & Government

A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote

4:56pm November 12, 2021

by Juana Summers

Legislation to create a commission to study reparations faces steep odds in the evenly divided Congress. Advocates want the House to take up the bill, or for President Biden to act on his own.

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Dr. Robert Califf is pictured in 2016. President Biden is nominating Califf to again lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Biden nominates former Commissioner Robert Califf to again lead FDA

3:36pm November 12, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The Food and Drug Administration has been without a permanent leader since President Biden took office in January. Califf led the agency during the last year of the Obama administration.

President Biden speaks during a visit to the Port of Baltimore on Nov. 10. He has said the United States needs to invest in infrastructure to help catch up to China.

Biden and Xi will meet (virtually) on Monday. Here's what's at stake

3:28pm November 12, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

It's been more than two years since leaders of the United States and China met face-to-face. This meeting will be virtual, not in person, and comes at a time of high tensions.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is running for reelection facing a GOP opponent endorsed by former President Trump.

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Murkowski voted to convict Trump. Now she'll run against a candidate he backs

3:21pm November 12, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial last January.

Remembering Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and Vietnam veteran

1:34pm November 12, 2021

by Terry Gross

Cleland was a decorated Army veteran who lost three limbs while serving in Vietnam. After the the war, he dedicated his life to public service. He died Nov. 9. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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Arrest of Steele dossier source forces some news outlets to reexamine their coverage

9:12am November 12, 2021

by David Folkenflik

News groups are revisiting their coverage of allegations against candidate and then President Trump, after a Russian analyst, a key source for the Steele Dossier, was charged with lying to the FBI.

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President Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Ten states are filing a lawsuit over the administration's rule requiring health care workers to be vaccinated.

10 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers

9:37pm November 11, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The state attorneys general argue the vaccine mandate will lead to shortages of health care workers and could threaten the jobs of millions of their jobs.

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 9. His effort to stop the release of records to a House panel investigating the Capitol riot earned a win on Thursday.

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Federal appeals court temporarily halts Trump document release to Jan. 6 panel

6:53pm November 11, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The National Archives was due to deliver a first tranche of documents to the Democratic-led House panel on Friday.

Vice President Harris, addressing the Paris Peace Forum, said world leaders must "challenge the status quo."

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VP Harris, in Paris, says infrastructure and spending bills will help cut poverty

5:53pm November 11, 2021

by Brian Naylor

In a speech to a group of world leaders gathered in Paris, Harris focused on inequality, saying the Biden administration's plans will help bridge economic gaps in America.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said last week he will make masculinity a signature political issue.

Politics & Government

Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

5:48pm November 11, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Hawley is calling for a "revival of ... manhood in America." Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a Calvin University professor and the author of Jesus and John Wayne, explains how masculinity is a political issue.

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