Politics & Government

Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council, speaks to reporters at the White House Monday about the American Families Plan.

Biden Wants Millionaires To Foot The Bill For Big New Social Programs

7:35pm April 26, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden will ask Congress to increase taxes on capital gains for tax filers who make more than $1 million a year — a move the White House says will affect only about 500,000 households.

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks Monday at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Garland announced the department will open an investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department.

DOJ To Investigate Louisville Police In Response To Death Of Breonna Taylor

7:30pm April 26, 2021

by Alana Wise

The announcement comes more than a year after Taylor was fatally shot by police at her Louisville apartment. It is the second probe of police the Justice Department has announced in less than a week.

A man receives a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Rommel Fernández Stadium in Panama City, Panama. In the absence of Food and Drug Administration authorization, the U.S. government has been sitting on a stockpile of doses.

U.S. Will Share 60 Million Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine With Other Countries

7:20pm April 26, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The administration has faced growing calls to send its stockpile of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is not yet cleared for use in the U.S., to help countries hit hard by the virus.

Some states have gained or lost Electoral College votes because of changes in population numbers recorded by the 2020 census.

Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats

6:48pm April 26, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

Based on population shifts recorded by the 2020 census, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states gaining representation, while California, New York and Pennsylvania are losing influence.

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An election worker stamps a vote-by-mail ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla., in October 2020. The Florida state Senate on Monday passed a bill that woul

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Florida State Senate Approves Tighter Rules On Vote-By-Mail And Drop Boxes

6:24pm April 26, 2021

by Mark Katkov

The bill passed on a near party-line vote, with one Republican joining all Democrats in opposition. Among other changes, the legislation would put an end to 24/7 ballot drop boxes.

Americans for Prosperity is among the groups at the Supreme Court in a case from California that involves a state rule that mandates the disclosure of some donor names. The groups claim doing so would violate their First Amendment right to freedom of asso

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Supreme Court Eyes Rich Activists, Their Anonymous Donations And Tax Breaks

5:37pm April 26, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is a California law that requires tax-exempt charities to file with the state a list of their large donors — a copy, in fact, of the list they file annually with the IRS.

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Rescue Ship Unable to Recover Bodies of Migrants Near Libya

4:52pm April 26, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Emmanuelle Chaze about the rescue ship Ocean Viking's response to a shipwreck off the coast of Libya last week, in which about 130 migrants drowned.

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City Says Lawsuit By Black Winston-Salem Firefighters Should Be Dismissed

4:50pm April 26, 2021

by Paul Garber

The City of Winston-Salem and Fire Chief William “Trey” Mayo have responded to a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a group of current and former firefighters, saying th

Russia And U.S. At Odds Over Alexei Navalny, Ukraine

4:27pm April 26, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with foreign policy expert Angela Stent about Russia's military movements near Ukraine and Alexei Navalny's condition.

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Biden Approaches The 100-Day Mark Of His Presidency

8:17am April 26, 2021

by Mara Liasson

The president this week crosses the milestone, which is a chance to measure how a new administration is doing. Biden has had a low-key approach so far, but with high marks on many traditional metrics.

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