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1765 episodes transcribedThis week, the president all but secured the passage of his major policy priorities, oversaw a strike that took out a top terrorist, and got a strong...
"We are taking the lessons we learned in 2020, and we are going forward to make sure they never happen again, ever," said Cleta Mitchell, a Republican...
Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have opened the door to abortion restrictions in the state. Election turnout was incredibly...
A key 9/11 plotter, Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed on July 30, according to President Joe Biden. The president said that no one else was hurt in the st...
While voters and pundits alike wait to see which candidates will declare presidential runs, potential candidates on the Republican side are trying to...
President Biden scored a major legislative victory this week as West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin agreed to back the administration's Inflation Reduc...
The Department of Justice's investigation into the events of January 6 has expanded to include testimony from more members of then-President Trump and...
After Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, the issue of reproductive rights was returned to states to decide. In a special session currently taking pla...
After June's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned the constitutional right to an abortion established in Roe v. Wade, Dem...
The former president and vice president held separate rallies for candidates in Arizona's August Republican gubernatorial primary election, drawing a...
How did the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol come together? Who was involved in planning it? What did President Trump know and why did he take s...
President Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. Our coverage: https://n.pr/3zoCtkbIs there such a thing as...
The president's support among young voters — who generally trend Democratic — is anemic, with their level of support comparable with his numbers among...
The effort has further taxed local election officials, who have fielded worried calls from voters who believed that the canvassers were affiliated wit...
Black gun owners told NPR that they largely own guns for protection; many feel the government does not do enough to protect their safety. Unlike most...
The young candidates say they hope to fix broken institutions that they feel have let their generation down. And a quirk in how a half-century old vot...
Inflation hit a new, 40-year high in June, with consumer prices up 9.1% from a year ago. Gas prices were a big part of this, but the cost of essential...
The Biden administration says Americans now have access to the tools they need to protect themselves from COVID, as a new spike in cases begins. Death...
The committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack held its seventh public hearing Tuesday, focusing on the role right-wing extremist groups – such...
The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 and so-called "red f...
