Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Republican Rep. Jacobs won't seek reelection after he changed his stance on guns

7:56am June 17, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs of western New York. Jacobs decided not to seek another term in Congress after his support for gun control drew the ire of GOP colleagues.

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John Eastman is the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation

7:20am June 17, 2022

The House panel hearing on Thursday focused on the role of conservative lawyer John Eastman, who pushed a theory that former Vice President Mike Pence could overturn the election results unilaterally.

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The House Jan. 6 panel wants to interview the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas

7:20am June 17, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer about the role Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, played in the lead up to the attack on the Capitol.

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What do Americans think about the Jan. 6 House committee hearings?

7:20am June 17, 2022

NPR asks people in New York and New Jersey how they feel about the Jan. 6 hearings on Capitol Hill. On Thursday, the committee held the third of seven planned hearings.

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After centuries, there are 2 rooms on the Capitol's Senate side named for women

6:29am June 17, 2022

Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland was the longest serving female senator. Maine Republican Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to be elected to both the House and Senate

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News brief: Jan. 6 hearing takeaways, long COVID, student loan poll

6:29am June 17, 2022

A recap of the 3rd hearing by the House Jan. 6 panel. There's a bit of good news coming out of research into long COVID. Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather rein in costs.

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John Eastman, left, listens as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Jan. 6, 2021, "Save America" rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?

5:04am June 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The former law professor's name came up a number or times during the Jan. 6 investigation committee's hearing on Trump's pressure to get his vice president to overturn the 2020 election.

Liz Kirkaldie says her grandson's marijuana use led to his schizophrenia diagnosis. She says she's skeptical the labels will work, "But if it helps even one person? Great."

California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks

5:00am June 17, 2022

by April Dembosky

A proposed bill would require cannabis products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.

Students from George Washington University wear their graduation gowns outside the White House in May.

Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather rein in college costs

5:00am June 17, 2022

A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds majority support for forgiving $10,000 in federal student loan debt, but even broader support for making college affordable for future students.

A committee exhibit shows former Vice President Mike Pence talking on the phone from his secure location during the riot, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing on Thursday.

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Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing

9:48pm June 16, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.