Politics & Government

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., shown here on Capitol Hill in 2017, has called for the practice of members sleeping in their offices to end for good.

Pandemic Revives Calls To Ban Lawmakers From Bunking In Their Offices

10:05am May 13, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

Dozens of members of Congress sleep in their own offices. One longtime opponent, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., argues that it's particularly important to end the practice now.

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Sen. Braun On COVID-19 Concerns And Whether Indiana Reopen Too Soon

9:02am May 13, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana who was among a panel of senators that questioned the nation's top public health officials at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

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N. Carolina Governor Defends Rules For Businesses, Churches

8:24am May 13, 2020

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson

Pompeo Travels To Israel, His 2nd Trip Abroad Since COVID-19 Crisis

5:55am May 13, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a quick trip to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where the topics are expected to be Iran and the coronavirus.

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U.S. District Judge Delays DOJ Effort To Drop Michael Flynn Case

5:55am May 13, 2020

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan says he will allow outside parties to weigh in on Flynn's case before he decides whether to drop his charges. Flynn has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

President Trump's pre-presidential financial records were the subject of Tuesday's arguments before the Supreme Court.

Politics & Government

Will Supreme Court Bail Out Trump In Subpoenas For Financial Records?

7:43pm May 12, 2020

The cases before the court involved subpoenas for some of Donald Trump's pre-presidential financial records — and the arguments heard Tuesday set the stage for a constitutional battle.

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In their new COVID-19 relief bill, House Democrats have proposed extending major legal deadlines for delivering 2020 census results as requested by the U.S. Census Bureau because of the pandemic.

In COVID-19 Relief Bill, House Democrats Propose Pushing Census Deadlines

7:05pm May 12, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

Unlikely to pass the GOP-led Senate, the bill formally kicks off discussions in Congress about how to support the Census Bureau's efforts to complete the national head count during the pandemic.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a masked pedestrian passes a banner honoring health care workers in the window of a medical center in Boston. House Democrats are proposing hazard pay for front-line workers in a new relief bill.

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House Democrats Unveil $3 Trillion Proposal For Coronavirus Relief

6:43pm May 12, 2020

House Democrats plan a Friday vote on another massive relief bill that has more money for states, help for the jobless and virus-testing funds. Republicans immediately called it a partisan wish list.

Read The House Bill Calling For $3 Trillion In Coronavirus Relief

5:32pm May 12, 2020

by Alana Wise

The HEROES Act includes aid for state and local governments and hazard pay for front-line workers. The Democratic-controlled House could vote as soon as Friday on the measure.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Tuesday.

Sen. Rand Paul To Dr. Fauci: 'I Don't Think You're The End-All'

5:01pm May 12, 2020

by Brian Naylor

Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, testifies about the coronavirus at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday. Watch his exchange with the Kentucky Republican about reopening the country.