Politics & Government

Unaccompanied minors wait to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border in La Joya, Texas on April 10. The Biden administration faces big challenges as it deals with the record-breaking surge of unaccompanied minors.

Fewer Migrant Children Held In Border Detention Facilities, But Challenges Remain

4:35pm April 15, 2021

by Joel Rose

Health and Human Services has opened a dozen emergency influx shelters for unaccompanied migrant children, easing a bottleneck at the border. But the Biden administration still faces big challenges.

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Johnson & Johnson was mentioned roughly the same amount every hour online Tuesday as it was in entire weeks before news of the vaccine's pause, according to the tracking firm Zignal Labs.

The Most Popular J&J Vaccine Story On Facebook? A Conspiracy Theorist Posted It

4:35pm April 15, 2021

by Miles Parks

A vast network of professional vaccine skeptics on social media has been waiting for a development like the Johnson & Johnson pause. Now experts say they will milk it for all it's worth and more.

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A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as pro-Trump rioters storm into the building on Jan. 6.

Capitol Police Needs Help To Address Insurrection Failures, Inspector General Says

4:17pm April 15, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Responding to a critical inspector general's report, the U.S. Capitol Police acknowledges that "much additional work needs to be done," but that it will need "significant resources" from Congress.

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Shawn Steffee is business agent at Boilermakers Local 154 in Pittsburgh, and worries a transition to clean energy could cost him pay and hurt his pension.

Biden Says His Climate Plan Means Jobs. Some Union Members Are Skeptical

3:24pm April 15, 2021

by Reid Frazier

President Biden has repeatedly promised the shift to clean energy will create "good-paying union jobs." But the wind and solar industries generally pay less, are not unionized, and need fewer people.

A city street is closed this month for repairs and upgrades in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $115 billion is earmarked to modernize bridges, highways and roads.

Politics & Government

Biden Claims GOP Voters Support His Infrastructure Plan; Poll Shows They Don't

3:17pm April 15, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most support the plan, but three-quarters of Republicans do not. "Listen to your constituents," President Biden says, but that may mean little to no GOP votes.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media in Tokyo this month. Suga will take part in a Friday summit meeting with President Biden, the first foreign leader to meet the president face to face.

China To Loom Large At Biden's Summit With Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga

12:46pm April 15, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

As the U.S. tries to enlist allies to help meet the challenges posed by China, perhaps no nation is more central than Japan. Suga is the first foreign leader to meet face-to-face with President Biden.

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Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson attends the service for slain U.S. Capitol Officer William "Billy" Evans, as his remains lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

New Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Wants To Keep Capitol Secure And Open To The Public

9:10am April 15, 2021

Locking down the Capitol "defeats the purpose of having the people's house that is available and open to constituents," says Karen Gibson, who helped review the Jan. 6 assault on the building.

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Biden Administration Confirms Plans To Hit Russia With Sanctions

8:45am April 15, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Officials in the Biden administration are preparing to issue wide-ranging sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the massive cyber breach discovered late last year.

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Rep. Davis On Committee Hearing Testimony About IG's Report On Capitol Riot

7:48am April 15, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, about reforms needed for U.S. Capitol Police following the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Biden To Meet Japanese Counterpart Yoshihide Suga At The White House

5:54am April 15, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

In a sign of U.S. intent to put Asian allies at the core of its foreign policy, Japan's prime minister will be the first foreign head of state to meet face-to-face with President Biden.

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