Politics & Government

Politics & Government

How older voters feel about voting for older presidents

5:35pm September 28, 2023

In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with seniors about electing a president their age.

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Tech industry group weighs in on FTC's case against Amazon

4:41pm September 28, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for alleged abuse of monopoly power.

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Pandas and the government shutdown

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The National Zoo is holding a series of panda-themed events to commemorate the departure of its only three pandas. But the looming government shutdown is threatening to spoil the party.

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House Republicans try to refocus government shutdown on immigration

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Saturday. House Republicans are trying to reframe the spending fight as a battle over the border, not a war within their own party.

House holds first Biden impeachment hearing

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Susan Davis

House Republicans hold their first hearing on their justification for a possible impeachment of President Biden.

Hawaii's power companies face questions in congress on deadly Maui fire

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Greg Allen

The head of Hawaii's power company and other officials are answering questions at a Congressional hearing about the causes of the Maui fire that killed at least 97 people.

Black leader and activist continue to push for student debt cancelation

4:41pm September 28, 2023

by Cory Turner

Though the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Biden's plan for broad-based student loan relief, Black political leaders and activists continue their fight for debt cancelation.

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Ending reign as speaker, North Carolina Rep. Tim Moore won't run for House seat in '24, either

3:52pm September 28, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, who's already said that his record fifth two-year term leading the chamber would be his last, confirmed Thursday that he won't run for reelection to his House seat in 2024, either.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks on Capitol Hill on Thursday. He says he will continue to wear a suit on the Senate floor in compliance with the newly codified dress code.

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Suit yourselves: The Senate formalizes a dress code just days after ditching it

12:45pm September 28, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Backlash ensued after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to relax its informal dress code last week. On Wednesday, lawmakers voted unanimously to codify business casual on the Senate floor.

"There is nothing valuable about being ripped off or sold on a worthless degree," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said at a press briefing announcing the final rule. He is shown here in January 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Feds offer students new protections against programs that lead to high debt, low pay

11:38am September 28, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

The Biden administration is cracking down on for-profit college programs that don't adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment and leave them with unaffordable loans.