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Biden's Ethics Pledge Is Tougher Than Past Administrations — But Is It Tough Enough?

4:28pm February 01, 2021

by Tamara Keith

The ethics pledge for people working for President Biden is tougher than pledges signed in past administrations. But advocates say there is still room for improvement.

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How U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relations Could Change Under Biden Administration

4:28pm February 01, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia got a pass from the Trump administration on the controversial moves of its crown prince. The Biden administration is expected to change that.

Who Are David Schoen And Bruce Castor Jr., Trump's Impeachment Defense Lawyers?

4:28pm February 01, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

NPR looks into former President Donald Trump's two impeachment defense lawyers who are heading his upcoming Senate trial: David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr.

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Cold War In Congress: The Partisan Divide Over The COVID-19 Relief Package

4:28pm February 01, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

As President Biden tries to get a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through Congress, Democrats are looking to budget reconciliation to pass the plan if it doesn't get GOP support.

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Sen. Gillibrand On How Democrats Are Approaching The Latest COVID-19 Relief Package

4:28pm February 01, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., about whether the Democrats should move ahead without Republicans to pass a coronavirus relief package.

Workers are shown leaving the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Ind., in May. A House subcommittee is investigating the Trump administration's handling of COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants, focusing on the Occupational Safety and Hea

Meatpacking Companies, OSHA Face Investigation Over Coronavirus In Plants

3:39pm February 01, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis is seeking documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as three of the country's largest meatpacking companies.

A reinforced section of the U.S.-Mexico border fencing seen in eastern Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Jan. 20. President Biden signed an executive action and has halted construction of the massive wall for 60 days.

With Border Wall Construction Finally On Hold, Activists Worry About What's Next

3:03pm February 01, 2021

by John Burnett

While border wall opponents are celebrating, they also say the fight may not be over. Environmental activists want wildlife corridors restored; others oppose security measure like cameras and drones.

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Marquita Bradshaw was the only Black woman to win a U.S. Senate primary this cycle. She lost the general election for a Tennessee Senate seat.

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'Fully Erased': With Harris' Rise, There Are No Black Women In The Senate

11:56am February 01, 2021

by Juana Summers

The lack of a Black woman in the Senate has turned a moment of triumph for many thrilled to see Kamala Harris ascend to the vice presidency into something more bittersweet.

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Bruce Castor Jr., a former district attorney who declined to press sexual-assault charges against Bill Cosby in 2005, is part of former President Donald Trump's defense team for his impeachment trial next week.

Trump Names New Defense Team Ahead Of Senate Impeachment Trial

10:05am February 01, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Attorneys David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr. will help defend the former president in next week's trial before the Senate on one article of impeachment, "incitement of insurrection."

"I was completely shocked and ashamed. That's not how I think of the Republicans — who we were, and who we are," said Lyle Darrah of the riot at the Capitol. Darrah recently changed his party registration from Republican to Democrat.

Spurred By The Capitol Riot, Thousands Of Republicans Drop Out Of GOP

9:58am February 01, 2021

by Andrew Kenney

About 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol riot. Other states are reporting similar defections from the GOP.

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