Politics

Vice President Harris, addressing the Paris Peace Forum, said world leaders must "challenge the status quo."

Politics & Government

VP Harris, in Paris, says infrastructure and spending bills will help cut poverty

5:53pm November 11, 2021

by Brian Naylor

In a speech to a group of world leaders gathered in Paris, Harris focused on inequality, saying the Biden administration's plans will help bridge economic gaps in America.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said last week he will make masculinity a signature political issue.

Politics & Government

Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

5:48pm November 11, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Hawley is calling for a "revival of ... manhood in America." Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a Calvin University professor and the author of Jesus and John Wayne, explains how masculinity is a political issue.

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The infrastructure plan passed. Now, departments are figuring out how to spend it

5:06pm November 11, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Government departments are scrambling to figure out how to spend the $1 trillion in the infrastructure package. Some will go to existing grant programs, while others need to be created from scratch.

How other countries at COP26 view American leadership and climate promises

5:06pm November 11, 2021

President Biden has declared the U.S. is back as a leader in combatting disastrous climate change. But after years of unfulfilled pledges, how do other countries view American leadership and promises?

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Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Jan. 6, ahead of the riot at the Capitol. Trump is trying to stop the release of records to a House panel investigating the riot.

Politics & Government

After judge's ruling, Trump faces an uphill battle in dispute with Jan. 6 panel

4:52pm November 11, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Donald Trump is appealing the ruling that would release documents from his administration, while the committee is trying to wrap up its work by next year.

Xi Jinping is in a good position to break norms and continue to lead China

4:31pm November 11, 2021

by John Ruwitch

In China, leadership has concluded a four-day meeting that endorsed Xi Jinping's vision for the country and signed off on a reassessment of the party's 100-year history.

One year after enduring an unprecedented backlog, the postal system is ready to handle mail and packages for the 2021 holiday season, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said. Here, an employee loads a sorting robot during a media tour of a U.S. Postal Service

DeJoy says the U.S. Postal Service is ready to deliver a successful holiday season

2:31pm November 11, 2021

by Bill Chappell

One year after enduring a delay-plagued 2020 holiday season, the postmaster general says things will be different this time.

Rioters take to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. An NPR analysis found more Capitol riot defendants may have ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right group, than was previously known.

Capitol riot suspects had more ties to Oath Keepers than previously known

10:40am November 11, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

NPR has identified previously undisclosed connections between the far-right anti-government group the Oath Keepers and defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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News brief: infrastructure bill, Texas mask rules, Rittenhouse trial

8:14am November 11, 2021

President Biden addresses inflation and infrastructure bill. Texas schools can set their own face mask rules again following a judge's ruling. Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense.

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Politics & Government

At Baltimore port, Biden reassures Americans about shipping snags, inflation

7:41am November 11, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden toured the busy Port of Baltimore Wednesday, part of his push to show he has a handle on supply chain snarls and concerns about inflation — while promoting his legislative agenda.

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