Politics & Government

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, seen being introduced as Barack Obama's running mate in 2008, has the unique perspective of choosing a vice presidential candidate having served in the job himself.

Politics & Government

Biden's Vice Presidential Choice May Be Swayed By History, Including His Own

9:14am May 06, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Joe Biden pledged to pick a woman as his running mate. Beyond gender, there are many calculations involved in the Democratic candidate's decision, including his perspective as a former vice president.

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President Trump and Rochelle Richardson — better known as Silk in the social media duo Diamond and Silk — hold hands at a February event. Richardson is on the advisory board of Black Voices for Trump.

Trump Campaign Reworks Its Pitch To Black Voters After Pandemic Slams Economy

9:02am May 06, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump's campaign was trying to woo African American voters by promoting the earlier low black unemployment rate. But now the economy is in a tailspin.

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COVID-19 Task Force To End Soon, Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint

8:19am May 06, 2020

by Tamara Keith

Vice President Pence says the coronavirus task force will wind down in late May or early June. And, a whistleblower alleges the Trump administration ignored warnings of a pandemic.

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News Brief: Task Force Transition, Liability Lawsuit Debate, Stimulus Checks

6:14am May 06, 2020

The White House plans to phaseout the coronavirus task force. Congressional Republicans want to shield employers from lawsuits over the coronavirus. And, some stimulus checks went to dead people.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in 2018.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Infection

10:54pm May 05, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

Ginsburg underwent non-surgical treatment Tuesday for a benign gallbladder condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, a statement from the U.S. Supreme Court said.

Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is seen here in 2018.

Rick Bright, Former Top Vaccine Scientist, Files Whistleblower Complaint

9:38pm May 05, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Bright says he was removed from his post as a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccines because of his reluctance to promote drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

A Scientist For The Federal Government Files A Whistleblower Complaint

8:29pm May 05, 2020

Rick Bright, a scientist for the federal government, has filed a whistleblower complaint. NPR's Ailsa Change talks with Bright's attorney Debra Katz.

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N. Carolina Governor Eases Stay-Home Order Later This Week

6:32pm May 05, 2020

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

The Coronavirus Crisis Drives Some Americans Further Apart

5:41pm May 05, 2020

by Mara Liasson

Crises often become a time when the country unites towards a common goal. But the coronavirus pandemic seems to be pushing some Americans further apart politically.

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Arizona Becomes A Battleground State Before 2020 Elections

5:41pm May 05, 2020

by Don Gonyea

President Trump went to Arizona on Tuesday for a stop related to the pandemic response. But Arizona is also a political hot spot — the previously red state is turning purple.

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