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Biden balances vaccinating Americans and donating vaccines globally

5:42am October 25, 2021

The U.S. delivered the 200 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, part of a 1.1 billion dose pledge. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the State Department's Gayle Smith, who is leading the effort.

In this Nov. 22, 1963, file photo, seen through the foreground convertible's windshield, President John F. Kennedy's hand reaches toward his head within seconds of being fatally shot. About 90% of the government records surrounding the assassination have

Politics & Government

White House delays the release of secret JFK assassination records, citing COVID-19

2:08pm October 24, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

A 1992 law called for all records surrounding the assassination to be made public, but the National Archives says it needs more time to review the files to ensure their release wouldn't cause harm.

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Democrat Rep. Mike Thompson is confident significant climate legislation will pass

1:05pm October 24, 2021

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) for the latest on the negotiations over President Biden's Build Back Better legislation.

President Biden promotes his Build Back Better Agenda, highlighting the importance of investing in child care, during a speech at the Capitol Child Development Center in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 15.

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Biden's equity agenda hangs in balance in the Congress spending negotiations

7:00am October 23, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden has said he's open to compromise on his plans to expand the social safety, but some advocates are concerned that access to benefits may be too limited.

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., emerge victorious in the fourth Anheuser-Busch Brew Across America Congressional Brewing Competition in Washington, D.C.

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There's bipartisan cooperation brewing on Capitol Hill ... over beer

7:00am October 23, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

Some lawmakers are raising the bar for bipartisan cooperation, in the most unexpected of places.

A protester unleashes a smoke grenade in front of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.

How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection

11:08pm October 22, 2021

Internal Facebook documents show how the pro-Trump Stop the Steal movement proliferated on the world's biggest social network between the presidential election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl are displayed at a Drug Enforcement Administration lab in New York in 2019. The Biden administration is hoping to crack down on abuse of synthetic opioids in part by putting them in the most restricted category o

A proposed Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, civil rights groups warn

8:44pm October 22, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

A coalition of civil rights and criminal justice reform groups said a White House proposal for restricting synthetic drugs related to fentanyl will not curb the overdose epidemic.

Court observers suspect it is only a matter of time before a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, explicitly or implicitly, strikes down Roe v. Wade and other abortion precedents of the last half century.

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The Supreme Court keeps Texas abortion law in place, but agrees to review it

8:32pm October 22, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The court will consider the legality of the law on Nov. 1. The highly unusual court action is an indication of deep internal splits within the court.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has expressed opposition to increases in corporate tax rates, one of the key ways Democrats want to pay for their domestic policy bill. Democrats are looking at alternatives.

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Here's what we know is in the scaled back Biden budget bill and what got cut

8:28pm October 22, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's opposition to increasing corporate tax rates forced Democrats to rework how they pay for their spending bill. But negotiators have come up with an alternative they agree on.

A major gathering of anti-vaccine activists will take place this weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. While the hotel, seen here, encourages guests to wear masks, they are not mandatory.

While COVID still rages, anti-vaccine activists will gather for a big conference

8:10pm October 22, 2021

by Paige Pfleger

Among the attendees are people who also spread misinformation about 2020 presidential election and other conspiracy theories.