Politics & Government

Politics & Government

A deal on climate, taxes and other issues is a big step forward, Rep. Jayapal says

8:28am July 29, 2022

After months of deadlock, Senate Democrats are pushing ahead with some of President Biden's top legislative issues. NPR's A Martinez talks to Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington about the progress.

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Alexandra Forseth (left) and Gabriela Zambrano Hill stand in front of a mural of their father, Alirio Jose Zambrano, at an event hosted by the Bring Our Families Home Campaign in Washington, D.C., on July 20. The State Department says both their father an

The families of Americans who are wrongfully detained are very much done being quiet

5:00am July 29, 2022

by Jason Breslow

For years, families of those held abroad have been warned that speaking out could put their loved ones in greater danger. Today, many see going public as their best card to play.

FILE - This combination image shows U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, Nov. 6, 2021, and China's President Xi Jinping in Brasília, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019.

China's Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation

3:10am July 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on diplomatic relations.

Congress Democrats appear ready to pass new legislation with focus on climate change

7:41pm July 28, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Democrats in Congress look ready to pass new legislation with significant climate change elements that push the country closer to President Biden's goals.

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Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Justice Clarence Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught.

Clarence Thomas drops out of teaching a law class after students protested

6:10pm July 28, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught.

Taiwanese honor guards stand by under a national flag during a military ceremony in front of the presidential office in Taipei on March 9.

Biden and China's Xi discuss tensions over Taiwan

6:07pm July 28, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The divisions over Taiwan come amid several challenges between the two superpowers: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. tariffs and Chinese aggression in the Pacific.

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From left: Former U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney and three-time national champion Jessica Howard participate in a news conference following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 15, 2021.

FBI opens settlement talks with gymnasts who survived abuse by Larry Nassar

5:39pm July 28, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Justice Department officials met with key senators to explain why they won't prosecute two former FBI agents who botched the sexual assault investigation.

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Outling waiting for uncounted ballots in close Greensboro mayoral race

5:35pm July 28, 2022

by Paul Garber

Greensboro Councilmember Justin Outling isn't ready to give up his bid for mayor after Tuesday's results found him narrowly trailing incumbent Nancy Vaughan.

In remarks from the White House Thursday, President Biden said the Inflation Reduction Act would reduce pressure on the economy from rising inflation.

Inflation and climate change tackled in new Senate deal that Biden calls 'historic'

5:31pm July 28, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

"It's a big deal," President Biden said of the Senate Democrats' bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, at the White House Thursday.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is met by reporters outside the hearing room where he chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., last week.

With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead

5:20pm July 28, 2022

by Scott Neuman

Some legal experts and environmentalists think such a declaration wouldn't have been that useful and would have exposed the president's climate agenda to further judicial and legislative scrutiny.