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Former Vice President Joe Biden leaves after addressing striking workers at the Stop & Shop in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on April 18. He is expected to launch a presidential campaign within days.

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Democrats Consider: Is A White, Straight Man The Safe Bet Against Trump?

8:12pm April 23, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Six months after electing a diverse wave of women to Congress, "electability"-minded Democrats fear the country isn't ready for a woman, person of color or LGBTQ presidential candidate.

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Pedestrians walk in Brooklyn on an unseasonably warm afternoon in February 2017, when temperatures reached near 60 degrees. To take action against climate change, New York City is requiring large buildings to retrofit their structures to improve energy ef

To Fight Climate Change, New York City Will Push Skyscrapers To Slash Emissions

7:04pm April 23, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

A law — the first in the world — will require retrofits of large buildings, with a price tag in the billions. Buildings are responsible for about 70% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions.

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What's At Stake As The Supreme Court Considers Census Case

6:15pm April 23, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The census case before the Supreme Court could have major implications on how congressional seats and hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed in the U.S. over the next decade.

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See 200 Years Of Twists And Turns Of Census Citizenship Questions

5:20pm April 23, 2019

A citizenship question has not been included among the census questions for every household in almost 70 years. The Trump administration wants to change that with the upcoming 2020 census.

Trump Administration Faces Criticism From Left And Right On Proposed Hiring Rule Change

5:10pm April 23, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with The Marshall Project's Justin George about the Trump administration's proposal for a new hiring rule that has drawn criticism from criminal justice reform advocates.

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Why Democrats Are Eager To Make Climate Change A Central Issue In The 2020 Campaign

5:10pm April 23, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Democrats have prioritized climate change as an issue in the 2020 presidential campaign. Most candidates have talked about it through the framework of the Green New Deal.

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Democrats running to succeed President Trump are split over whether Congress should impeach him.

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The state visit will come nearly a year after Trump's first trip to the U.K. as president, when he and the first lady met Queen Elizabeth II for tea.

Politics

Democrats Consider: Is A White, Straight Man The Safe Bet Against Trump?

To Fight Climate Change, New York City Will Push Skyscrapers To Slash Emissions

What's At Stake As The Supreme Court Considers Census Case

See 200 Years Of Twists And Turns Of Census Citizenship Questions

Trump Administration Faces Criticism From Left And Right On Proposed Hiring Rule Change

Why Democrats Are Eager To Make Climate Change A Central Issue In The 2020 Campaign

More Democrats Call For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump

Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question

Timeline: The Census Citizenship Question's Unusual Journey To The Supreme Court

President Trump To Pay A State Visit To U.K. In June, At Queen's Invitation