Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Politics chat: What the DOJ investigation could mean for Biden

8:02am January 15, 2023

We follow the latest on the classified documents found at President Biden's office and private residence, and look at what the DOJ investigation could accomplish while Biden remains in office.

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A brief history of 'misplaced' classified documents

8:02am January 15, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Columbia University history professor Matthew Connelly about the history of "misplaced" classified documents.

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How presidents are supposed to handle classified documents

5:28pm January 14, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Timothy Naftali, former director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, about the handling and archiving of classified documents.

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What Janet Yellen hopes to accomplish during her trip to Africa

5:28pm January 14, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about her upcoming trip to three African countries — Senegal, Zambia and South Africa — and what she hopes to accomplish.

President Biden pictured at his home office in his private residence in Wilmington, Del., in 2021. This week, the Department of Justice announced that improperly stored classified documents had been discovered at the president's Wilmington home.

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Here's what we know about the classified documents found at Biden's home and office

2:21pm January 14, 2023

The fast-moving revelations have placed the president under the investigation of a special counsel and ignited Republican criticism. The White House said on Saturday that more documents were found.

In Appalachia, one group of sex educators is harassed into pausing its work

1:35pm January 14, 2023

by Maria Godoy

A backlash against comprehensive approaches to sex education is taking root across the U.S. In Appalachia, a group of sex educators is suspending public events for now after members were threatened.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to President Biden discuss the federal debt limit on Oct. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. could hit its debt ceiling within days. Here's what you need to know.

1:02pm January 14, 2023

The U.S. is expected to hit its debt ceiling Thursday, forcing the Treasury to take "extraordinary measures" to pay off its bills. A political stalemate could lead to an unprecedented federal default.

An Iowa official's wife is charged with 52 counts of voter fraud in congressional race

9:22am January 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

The wife of a county supervisor allegedly filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband's unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020, federal prosecutors said.

Close to hitting the debt ceiling, the government must win over House Republicans

8:06am January 14, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Congress to raise the federal debt limit fast to avoid a default. House Republicans say they'll use the negotiations to win concessions on government spending.

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Week in politics: Classified documents put Biden in a tricky political situation

7:58am January 14, 2023

The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office puts him in a tricky political situation. Also, what's ahead for Congressman George Santos and the nation's economy.