Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Congress clash over military promotions, Trump's legal troubles

8:00am July 22, 2023

There are disagreements in Congress over military promotions and a judicial code of conduct. Also, former President Trump's legal troubles are heating up.

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Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah wants Americans to learn how to disagree

8:00am July 22, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks Gov. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, the incoming chairman of the National Governors Association. He says he wants Americans to learn how to have "healthy conflict."

In this Oct. 24, 2012 file photo, a pedestrian walks in Greektown in downtown Detroit. A state-appointed review team Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis.

10 years ago Detroit filed for bankruptcy. It makes a comeback but there are hurdles

6:00am July 22, 2023

by Quinn Klinefelter

The "Motor City" has made significant progress since it became the largest municipality to file for bankruptcy a decade ago but still faces potholes in its recovery.

People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 18, 2011.

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No Labels in 2024 wants to boldly try what Americans Elect tried in 2012

5:00am July 22, 2023

by Ron Elving

The idea behind Americans Elect was to create an alternative system for finding the candidates, independent of the two major parties and based in the limitless possibilities of the internet.

An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on Thursday in Montgomery, Ala.

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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district

8:00pm July 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.

Vice President Harris addresses a Pennsylvania Democratic Party reception in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2022. On Friday, Harris called Florida's new education standards insulting and misleading.

VP Harris says Florida's new Black history curriculum replaces 'history with lies'

5:14pm July 21, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The vice president called Florida's new education standards an attempt to push propaganda onto children. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Harris of lying.

The rise of the far right in Spain is putting extra pressure on the upcoming election

5:06pm July 21, 2023

by Miguel Macias

Spain heads to the polls this weekend in what could be one of the most important elections in years. Spain is now run by a center-left government – but the rise of the far right has many worried.

The indictment against former President Donald Trump is photographed on Friday, June 9, 2023. A pretrial conference Tuesday, July 18, to discuss procedures for handling classified information was the first courtroom arguments in the case before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon since Trump was indicted.

Trump's classified documents trial date is set. What to know about this complex case

5:06pm July 21, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The legal complexities tied to former President Donald Trump's classified documents case are unique and the judge's lack of experience in such a case could contribute to lingering delays, lawyers say.

If California decides to adopt a reparations program, here are the next steps

4:44pm July 21, 2023

by Adrian Florido

California's Reparations Taskforce has issued its final recommendations for a state reparations program for the descendants of slaves. State lawmakers must now decide whether to adopt any of them.

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Biden and tech leaders announce commitments to manage artificial intelligence

4:44pm July 21, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The White House is concerned about the economic and national security risks posed by artificial intelligence and is working on new executive actions to try to establish some guardrails for AI.

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