Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Democratic Lawmakers Flee Texas In Hopes Of Thwarting Voting Restrictions

9:51am July 13, 2021

by Ashley Lopez

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state and went to Washington, D.C., in an effort to stop Republicans from passing new voting restrictions. Texas has some of the nation's toughest voting laws.

Politics & Government

Biden Faces A Lot Of Challenges In His Attempt To Address Voting Rights

7:53am July 13, 2021

by Scott Detrow

The president has also faced criticism for not speaking out more forcefully on the issue. Biden will delivering a speech Tuesday on voting rights at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

News Brief: Texas Voting Restrictions, Biden Voting Rights, J&J Vaccine Warning

6:23am July 13, 2021

Texas Democrats stage a walkout to try to stop new voting restrictions. President Biden is pressured to act on voting rights. Johnson and Johnson must put a warning label on its COVID-19 vaccine.

Queue Listen Now

Vector of USA Map Made of Stickman Figure with Patriotic Colors

With Record 2020 Turnout, Youth Activists Turn Their Energy To 2021 Redistricting

6:23am July 13, 2021

by Stephen Fowler

In Georgia, students are showing up to public redistricting meetings and voicing their concerns about how politicians and map makers draw political lines in the future.

Democrats from the Texas Legislature arrive by bus to board a private plane in Austin to travel to Washington, D.C., on Monday. The lawmakers fled the state to try to block action on GOP election bills.

Politics & Government

Texas Democrats Leave The State In An Effort To Block GOP Voting Restrictions

8:05pm July 12, 2021

by Paul DeBenedetto

Texas House Democrats have left the state in a second attempt to block controversial Republican legislation that critics have slammed as voter suppression.

Workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Saturday.

Senators Unveil Competing Funding Proposals For Capitol Police Now Short On Cash

7:20pm July 12, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Weeks before the police agency is slated to run out of money, the Democratic Senate Appropriations chair and the panel's ranking Republican introduced competing emergency funding bills.

Right To Vote: How Republican Lawmakers Used Trump's Big Lie To Restrict Voting

7:00pm July 12, 2021

by Ari Shapiro

Former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud sparked a movement to restrict voting access. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about the new laws.

Queue Listen Now

Democratic Lawmakers In Texas Have Left The State To Try To Block Voting Restrictions

6:56pm July 12, 2021

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

The Texas House Democratic Caucus has confirmed that Democrats have fled the state in an effort to block Republican voting restrictions from advancing in a special legislative session.

President Biden has stepped lightly into the abortion politics fray, taking few actions to reverse the previous administration's anti-abortion-rights policies.

Treading Lightly In Abortion Politics, Biden Still Manages To Annoy Both Sides

4:26pm July 12, 2021

by Julie Rovner

The president is one of a disappearing group of politicians who sought moderate compromises on abortion. His supporters want faster changes. But abortion-rights opponents are also taking him to task.

Thousands In Cuba Protest Over The Worsening Economy

4:25pm July 12, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Cuba's president addressed the nation Monday morning following widespread protests on the island about the dismal state of the economy. He blamed Cuba's troubles on the U.S.