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Democrats Will Learn Soon If GOP Is Serious About Infrastructure, Sen. Coons Says

7:21am May 26, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the ongoing negotiations involving the White House, Democrats and Republicans on a comprehensive infrastructure package.

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Special Grand Jury Will Hear Evidence In Trump Investigation

7:21am May 26, 2021

Manhattan's district attorney has convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former President Trump. The DA may have found evidence of a crime — either by Trump or someone close to him.

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About 400,000 more women than men have left the workforce since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. They shoulder the bulk of caregiving duties, which are especially difficult if employers are not supportive.

Women Left Their Jobs To Be Caregivers. A Business Coalition Wants Companies To Help

7:21am May 26, 2021

More women than men left the workforce during the pandemic, many because they had to care for children. A business council wants companies to take the lead in expanding child care and elder care.

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Gianna Floyd, George Floyd's daughter, walks out of the West Wing door at the White House after meeting Tuesday with President Biden and Vice President Harris.

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George Floyd's Family Meets With Biden Amid Negotiations Over Police Reform Bill

7:52pm May 25, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Negotiators on Capitol Hill continue to work on a police overhaul bill named after Floyd, which President Biden had hoped to sign by now.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks with reporters last week.

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Kevin McCarthy Leads House GOP In Blasting Marjorie Taylor Greene's Holocaust Remarks

6:37pm May 25, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The freshman Republican has repeatedly equated COVID-19 safety measures with the treatment of Jews under the Nazis. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy rejected that rhetoric, but she doubled down.

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a summit next month in Geneva. But it's not their first face-to-face meeting. Here, Putin greets Biden, then vice president, in March 2011 in Moscow.

Biden And Putin Are Going To Meet In Geneva On June 16

5:57pm May 25, 2021

by Scott Detrow

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face in Switzerland next month. The agenda will include nuclear arms control, climate change and Russia's election meddling.

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District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, seen here in 2019, announced Tuesday that Washington is suing Amazon for alleged antitrust violations.

D.C. Sues Amazon, Accusing It Of Inflating Prices And Abusing Its Monopoly

5:07pm May 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine takes issue with Amazon's policies for third-party sellers that prevent them from selling products for lower prices elsewhere.

Biden Met With George Floyd's Family With Policing Bill Stuck In Limbo

4:44pm May 25, 2021

by Juana Summers

President Biden met with the family of George Floyd Tuesday. He hoped to mark the first anniversary of Floyd's murder with passage of a policing bill, but it remains in limbo on Capitol Hill.

Blinken Has Promised More Aid For Palestinians, Continued Support For Israel

4:44pm May 25, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised more aid for the Palestinians and continued support for Israel as he follows up in the region during the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel.

Is There Really A Truck Driver Shortage?

2:47pm May 25, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

The nation's big trucking employers have been arguing for decades that there's a trucker shortage. Is it really a shortage or something different?