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Southwest Airlines was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing over its recent meltdown

6:04pm February 09, 2023

by David Schaper

A Senate hearing Thursday explored the causes and impacts of recent air travel disruptions. Some Democrats called for an airline passengers bill of rights that would include big payouts for delays.

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The push for a bill that would drive research into reparations for Black Americans

6:04pm February 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about the effort to reintroduce H.R. 40, a bill that would create a task force to study reparations for Black Americans.

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Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, speaks as Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, the ranking member, right, listens, during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties.

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House panel on 'weaponization' of the government's first hearing takes aim at DOJ, FBI

6:01pm February 09, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

The hours-long meeting for the House Judiciary Committee's select subpanel saw Republicans and Democrats trading attacks.

Why a majority-Black city could wind up with a new white-appointed court system

5:38pm February 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summer's speaks with Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on a new bill that would allow the state to create a separate court system for a district in the city.

Biden pledged police reform, but advocates see a diffcult path ahead

4:49pm February 09, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rashad Robinson, the president of the racial justice advocacy group Color of Change, about Biden's pledge to improve accountability for law enforcement.

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Residents wait in line at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds

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Investigation reveals high overhead costs for fertilizer plant fire relief project, raising questions about city oversight

4:48pm February 09, 2023

by April Laissle

Less than a quarter of the Winston Weaver fire relief fund actually got to residents in need. And yet, a local nonprofit was still paid a sizeable fee to distribute the money.

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Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., walks past reporters on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3.

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Republican State of the Union rebuttals differed in more than just language

4:37pm February 09, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Republican rebuttals to President Biden's speech were not only given in different languages but touched on different GOP priorities and addressed varied concerns to each separate audience.

President Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address in the House chamber on Feb. 7.

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Biden had a sick burn in his State of the Union speech. 'Lots of luck' explaining it

3:28pm February 09, 2023

by Tamara Keith

President Biden wished congressional Republicans "lots of luck in your senior year" during his State of the Union speech — a taunt that had a lot of people wondering.

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An organization works to get Republicans to focus on issues important to Gen Z

9:40am February 09, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Joe Mitchell of Run Gen Z, which supports young Republicans running for office, about the next generation of leadership in the Republican Party.

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Morning news brief

7:38am February 09, 2023

Turkey's president admits there were problems with his government's initial quake response, President Biden takes his message on the road, Florida lawmakers aim to end Disney World's self-governance.

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