Politics & Government

A voter drops off her ballot for the U.S. presidential election in November, in Rollinsville, Colo. Colorado's voting laws got fresh attention this week after the MLB decided to move its All-Star game to the state to protest Georgia's new legislation.

Politics & Government

Fact Check: How Colorado, Georgia Voting Laws Differ Despite Conservatives' Claims

10:26am April 07, 2021

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is headed to Denver in protest of Georgia's new voting law, including changes to who can vote by mail. Georgia's governor called the move "hypocritical."

Politics & Government

What Will It Take For Congress To Pass Biden's Infrastructure Plan?

7:26am April 07, 2021

by Scott Detrow

Lawmakers are beginning to take a deeper look at the president's $2 trillion package to upgrade the nation's roads, bridges and railways. It is facing opposition from Republicans.

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MLB All-Star Game Moved To Colorado Amid Uproar Over Georgia Voting Law

6:52am April 07, 2021

by Andrew Kenney

Major League Baseball changed the location of the game from Georgia to Colorado. That's puts a state with a history of expansive voting access in the spotlight, after Georgia passed restrictive laws.

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Biden Pressured To Restore Boundaries Of 2 National Monuments In Utah

6:07am April 07, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Amid pressure to reverse a Trump administration decision, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland travels to Utah to tour the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.

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News Brief: Infrastructure Plan Criticized, Chauvin Trial, Herd Immunity

5:40am April 07, 2021

Lawmakers consider President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. More police officers in Minneapolis testify against Derek Chauvin. Vaccine hesitancy may compromise herd immunity.

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Giant icebergs float in the fjord in the southern Greenland town of Narsaq, the site of a controversial Australian-led uranium and rare-earth mining project. The open-pit mine has divided opinion on the island, which goes to the polls on Tuesday.

A Row Over Rare-Earth Deposits Could Bring Down Greenland's Government

8:58pm April 06, 2021

Greenlanders are going to the polls Tuesday in a crucial election that could determine if the island taps its vast deposits of rare-earth minerals to fuel eventual independence from Denmark.

The Arkansas state legislature overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto of a bill on restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Transgender Health Care Bill: 'Step Way Too Far'

7:36pm April 06, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"My own personal view that this is too extreme, it was too broad and did not grandfather in those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," he said, before apologizing.

People wait in their vehicles to get vaccinated last week at a drive-through site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. President Biden announced an April 19 deadline for all states to open eligibility to individuals ages 18 and up.

Biden Says All Adults Will Be Vaccine Eligible By April 19

6:30pm April 06, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The president said states must open vaccine eligibility to all U.S. residents 18 and older by April 19, about two weeks ahead of his initial May 1 deadline.

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing in December 2019. Hastings died this week following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.

Politics & Government

Longtime Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings Dies At 84

4:50pm April 06, 2021

by Greg Allen

Hastings became Florida's first Black federal judge but was later impeached and removed from office. He went on to win a seat in Congress, where he was known as the "Dean of the Florida Delegation."

Imprisoned Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Said To Be Having Health Problems

4:42pm April 06, 2021

by Lucian Kim

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is said to have more health problems, and supporters have protested at his prison to demand he receive better medical treatment.

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