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Politics Chat: Biden Returns From Trip Abroad To Continued Fight To Pass Bills

7:57am June 20, 2021

by Mara Liasson

With his relatively smooth international trip behind him, President Joe Biden has returned to a very deadlocked Washington DC, where centrists in his own party are locking key pieces of legistlation.

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New York City To Hold Mayoral Primary On Tuesday

7:57am June 20, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Wall Street Journal reporter Katie Honan about New York City's mayoral primary and race.

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Lawmakers Seek To Hold White House's First Food Insecurity Summit Since 1969

7:57am June 20, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The pandemic has laid bare many shortcoming in the U.S. — chief among them: food insecurity. A team of lawmakers is now hoping to address this issue, as the White House first did 50 years ago.

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Understanding The Republican Opposition To Critical Race Theory

7:57am June 20, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Barbara Sprunt break down the Republican led efforts in the U.S. to discourage educators from teaching critical race theory in grade-level schools.

Violent Threats Targeting 2020 Election Officials Continue

5:53pm June 19, 2021

According to the Brennan Center, 1 in 3 election officials feel unsafe because of their job. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt about the threats he's received.

The Politics Driving The U.S. Voting Rights Fight

5:21pm June 19, 2021

Voting rights has become the latest partisan fight on Capitol Hill. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to election law expert Spencer Overton about how we got here and what's at stake in the debate.

Judiciary Chief, Backed By Supreme Leader, Wins Iran Presidency

5:10pm June 19, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

Iran has elected hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi as its next president. Raisi has the strong backing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini.

President Biden pets Biden family dog Champ in the Oval Office in February. On Saturday, Joe and Jill Biden announced that Champ had died.

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President Biden's Dog Champ Dies

2:27pm June 19, 2021

by Elena Moore

The older of two German shepherds belonging to President Biden and first lady Jill Biden has died, they said Saturday. Champ joined the family at the start of Joe Biden's tenure as vice president.

When Disney World opened on Oct. 1, 1971, tickets for adults were just $3.50. Here, William Windsor Jr. carries his son Lee, past Cinderella's castle on opening day.

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1971: The Year That Gave Us Starbucks, Disney World — And A Lower Voting Age

9:04am June 19, 2021

by Josie Fischels

What a big year 1971 was. Here, we break down the 50th anniversaries of some of the biggest health initiatives, some serious industry game-changers, and more.

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Week In Politics: Biden Meets With Putin, ACA Sees Another Supreme Court Victory

7:58am June 19, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Joe Biden says he's optimistic about U.S./Russia relations; plus, does a third ruling from the Supreme Court upholding the ACA mean the decade-long fight to dismantle it is over?