Politics & Government

"These are really good bills," House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., seen here in June, said last Thursday. Republican lawmakers are also touting wins.

From Border Security To Tobacco Age, Both Parties Tout Key Wins In Spending Deal

10:54pm December 16, 2019

by Claudia Grisales

Congressional leaders unveiled new highlights for a fiscal year 2020 budget agreement. It boosts spending for census, federal workers and the military, election security and border security efforts.

Courtney Parker votes on a new voting machine in Dallas, Ga., last November. Whereas Georgia voters statewide are expected to vote on new machines in 2020, millions of voters across the country are expected to use machines that are more than a decade old.

Congress Allocates $425 Million For Election Security In New Legislation

6:13pm December 16, 2019

by Miles Parks

The bipartisan agreement was completed on Monday. Critics say the money is better than nothing but that more structure — and more consistency — are needed.

Former President Barack Obama says of men who stay too long in power, "They cling to power. They are insecure. They have outdated ideas."

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Barack Obama Says Women Could Solve Many Of World's Problems — Which Men Have Caused

5:20pm December 16, 2019

by Bill Chappell

If more women were put in charge, former President Barack Obama says, "There would be less war, kids would be better taken care of and there would be a general improvement."

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Greensboro Report Finds Continuing Barriers To Affordable Housing

4:53pm December 16, 2019

by Paul Garber

A new report from Greensboro's Neighborhood Development Department details the barriers that people face when trying to find affordable housing.

In Michigan, Swing District Democrat Says She Supports Impeachment

4:37pm December 16, 2019

by Abigail Censky

First-term Democratic lawmaker Elissa Slotkin announced Monday that she intends to vote to impeach President Trump. Voters in the closely-divided Michigan district are watching closely.

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Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin On Impeachment Decision

4:33pm December 16, 2019

NPR Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan. A freshman Democrat who flipped a Republican seat, she now contemplates impeachment in a district that voted for President Trump.

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'The Speech' That Made Bernie Sanders A National Figure

4:33pm December 16, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Bernie Sanders' prominence as a national political figure can be traced to a moment in 2010: his filibuster criticizing a bipartisan tax deal that extended tax cuts for the wealthy.

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Hits Snags Over Labor Oversight Measures

4:33pm December 16, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Duncan Wood, director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, about USMCA trade deal provisions designed to enhance enforcement of labor rules and rights in Mexico.

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Judge Orders Massive Purge Of Wisconsin Voter Rolls

4:33pm December 16, 2019

A judge in Wisconsin has ordered the state to remove 234,000 registered voters from the rolls. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler about next steps.

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Reflecting On The First Wave Of Black Mayors In The U.S.

4:33pm December 16, 2019

Richard Hatcher, the former mayor of Gary, Ind., died last week. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Ravi Perry of Howard University about the 1970s and '60s wave of African American mayors like Hatcher

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