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Demonstrators call for a union and $15 minimum wage at a McDonald's in Charleston, S.C., in February 2020. The U.S. Senate has voted to prohibit an increase in the federal minimum wage during the pandemic.

Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On

12:18pm February 05, 2021

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.

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Cedric Richmond, seen here in a file photo, says the White House sees bipartisan support for the sprawling COVID-19 relief package — despite what Republicans in Congress are saying.

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White House Looks Outside Washington For Republicans Who Back COVID-19 Aid Plan

11:08am February 05, 2021

by Tamara Keith

In dozens of local TV interviews, Zoom meetings and conference calls, the Biden administration is trying to build support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

Biden Announces U.S. Will Engage Diplomatically To End War In Yemen

10:16am February 05, 2021

Taking on two world crises, President Biden pledged to use diplomacy to end the long Yemen war and to allow more refugees to come to the US.

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Supporters cheer as former President Trump arrives to address a "Keep America Great" rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 20, 2020. After his loss, the county GOP faces a deep ideological divide.

GOP Divide Not Just A D.C. Drama: Post-Trump Reckoning Splits Colorado County

8:54am February 05, 2021

by Bente Birkeland

As the GOP split reverberates across the U.S., the head of one Colorado county Republican Party insinuates that COVID-19 is a hoax, calls on militia group for security and faces calls to resign.

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Barbara Comstock On The Future Of The GOP

7:29am February 05, 2021

Do Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Liz Cheney both represent the Republican party? NPR's Noel King speaks to former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock, about the GOP's future.

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Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on Nov. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. Falsehoods spread by former President Trump and his allies led to threats against election workers.

'You Better Run': After Trump's False Attacks, Election Workers Faced Threats

5:00am February 05, 2021

by Johnny Kauffman

Former President Trump obsessed with the Fulton County elections department, which covers Atlanta. His conspiracy theories and lies led to violent threats and intimidation of the department's workers.

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House Votes To Remove GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene From 2 Committees

7:26pm February 04, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The House voted to remove Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the Education and Budget committees following controversial statements citing conspiracy theories prior to her election win.

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Rep. Pete Aguilar On Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Removal From Multiple Committees

7:16pm February 04, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., being removed from the House Education and Budget committees.

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QAnon supporters attended a pro-Trump rally last month in Washington, D.C., on the same weekend that Congress finalized then-President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Why QAnon Survives After Trump

7:16pm February 04, 2021

by Emma Bowman

Travis View hosts the conspiracy-debunking podcast QAnon Anonymous. He says QAnon persists because its delusional ideas don't come from a single leader, but are "self-generated" and "crowdsourced."

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Sidney Powell, center, and Rudy Giuliani, left, are defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic. The company is seeking more than $2.7 billion over what it says was a "disinformation" campaign about its role in the

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

6:21pm February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.