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Battles In Texas, Arizona Are Just The Beginning Of The Fight Over Voting Rights
2021/6/2

In Texas this week, state Democrats blocked a number of Republican voting changes purportedly aimed

Biden Visits Tulsa On 100th Anniversary Of Racist Terror That Killed Hundreds
2021/6/1

The White House announced a number of new orders aimed at tackling the racial wealth gap in connecti

50 Years Of NPR's Political Coverage
2021/5/31

This month NPR is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate the moment we're looking back

Weekly Roundup: May 28th
2021/5/28

The country's reckoning with policing, racial equity, and representation have reshaped the contest t

Pandemic Likely Began With Animals, But US Intel Agencies Will Investigate
2021/5/27

The U.S. government and scientists remain uncertain about the exact origins of the coronavirus outbr

The Docket: The Law Defers To Police During Traffic Stops
2021/5/26

The Docket is a new ongoing series from The NPR Politics Podcast where we examine the backstory of t

Biden Misses His Own Police Reform Deadline
2021/5/25

During his first address to Congress, President Biden pushed for his party's police reform and racia

After A $500B Haircut, WH Infrastructure Plan Isn't Attracting More Republicans
2021/5/24

The White House dropped half a trillion dollars in spending from Biden's infrastructure and stimulus

The Winners And Losers Of America's Economic Transformation
2021/5/22

Alec MacGillis' book Fulfillment tells the story of America's three-decade long economic tr

Weekly Roundup: May 21st
2021/5/21

The left flank of the Democratic party has exerted a lot of influence over the Biden administration

Are Expanded Unemployment Benefits Keeping People From Returning To Work?
2021/5/20

Twenty-two Republican led states are planning to roll back expanded unemployment benefits, because t

Supreme Court Will Consider Guns And Abortion Before 2022 Election
2021/5/19

The court, a 6-to-3 conservative majority, has increasingly filled the legislative role abdicated by

Biden Won Georgia And Arizona. Why Are Their Democratic Senators So Different?
2021/5/18

The states both have long histories of Republican control, but the two pairs of senators have taken

How Black And White Americans' Views On Race Differ
2021/5/17

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll out Monday reveals how Americans view race after a white police o

Weekly Roundup: May 14th
2021/5/14

Escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence presents a new hurdle for an administration that has tried t

Fuel Squeeze And Inflation Marker Could Create Trouble For Biden—If They Last
2021/5/13

The president said the country's fuel supply will return to normal soon and that there was no cause

House Republicans Oust Liz Cheney After Persistent Criticism of Donald Trump
2021/5/12

She served as the Republican Conference Chair, the third-ranking leadership position among Republica

Biden Wants $10 Billion To Put Young People To Work On Environmental Projects
2021/5/11

The president's Civilian Climate Corps proposal is a reboot of a New Deal era program that employed

At Florida's Retirement Xanadu, GOP Firebrands Lead Their Own Trump Rally
2021/5/10

House Republican bomb throwers Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz threw a rally at The Villages r

Weekly Roundup: May 7th
2021/5/7

Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney currently sits as the third highest ranking Republican in the Hous