Every afternoon, WBEZ’s Lisa Labuz joins the hosts of NPR’s All Things Considered to help you consider the major stories of the day in less than 15 minutes. Featuring a mix of local and national stories, Consider This goes beyond the headlines with a quick, but thorough, take on the news.
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More than 400,000 Americans have been killed by the coronavirus. That’s more Americans than were killed in all of World War II, President Biden pointed out this week. He calls his new plan to fight …
President Biden followed through on a day-one promise to send a massive immigration reform bill to Congress. Now the hard part: passing that bill into law. Muzaffar Chishti of New York University’s …
“Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew,” President Biden said in his inaugural address on Wednesday. “And America has risen to the challenge.” Outgoing Vice President Pence …
When Joe Biden takes the oath of office at noon ET on Wednesday, he will become the oldest president to ever hold the office. His journey to the White House spans nearly half a century in public …
President-elect Joe Biden has outlined a plan to administer 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in his administration’s first 100 days. But before that he’ll have to convince Congress to pay for …
In this episode from the team at NPR’s Embedded, hear the stories of two NPR teams that spent January 6th on the grounds of the Capitol — and stories from a lawmaker, photographer, and police …
The QAnon conspiracy theory originated in 2017, when an anonymous online figure, “Q” started posting on right-wing message boards. Q claims to have top secret government clearance. Q’s stories range …
President-Elect Biden’s plan to attack COVID-19 includes a $20 billion plan for vaccine distribution in the U.S., hiring 100,000 public health workers to do vaccine outreach and contact tracing, and …
House Democrats — joined by 10 Republicans — voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday. Now the process moves to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he hasn’t made a final …
California Rep. Adam Schiff, who led House Democrats in their first effort to impeach President Trump, tells NPR what they are hoping to achieve in doing it a second time. He spoke to NPR’s Mary …
