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  • What We Know About The Senate Impeachment Trial

    Today the House will formally deliver an article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate, and the upper chamber has already begun to work out the parameters for the coming trial. …

    Jan 25, 2021 read more
    Listen — 14:42
  • Weekly Roundup: January 22nd

    President Biden has promised that 100 million doses of vaccines will be administered in his first 100 days — but some public health experts think the country can do much better.Gang of Eight, Gang …

    Jan 22, 2021 read more
    Listen — 27:49
  • The Fifty-Fifty Senate Is Going To Be A Little Bit Weird

    Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate; that means that Democrats effectively hold a majority in the chamber. But the even split means that the body’s top leadership …

    Jan 21, 2021 read more
    Listen — 13:03
  • Joseph Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States

    In his inaugural address, he promised to keep all of his work as president in service of people rather than power. And Kamala Harris made history; she is the first Black person, Asian American, and …

    Jan 20, 2021 read more
    Listen — 26:38
  • The US Senate Has A Lot To Do

    The Senate is back in Washington today. The lawmakers will need to consider President-elect Biden’s cabinet nominees, weigh his coronavirus relief proposal, and consider President Trump’s …

    Jan 19, 2021 read more
    Listen — 14:36
  • What We Know About The Inauguration And Joe Biden’s First Day

    President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural plans have been reshaped by COVID-19 and concerns over security after the insurrection at the Capitol. Biden is slated to enact a diverse array of policies by …

    Jan 18, 2021 read more
    Listen — 14:37
  • What Were We Thinking? : Carlos Lozada On The Trump Era

    For our inaugural NPR Politics Book Club pick, NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben talks to Carlos Lozada about his book What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era. Want to join the …

    Jan 16, 2021 read more
    Listen — 15:29
  • Interview: Kamala Harris on Capitol Riot, Stimulus Package

    Vice President-elect Kamala Harris talks to NPR’s Scott Detrow about how she felt after the attack on the Capitol and the administration’s new $1.9 trillion relief package proposal.This episode: …

    Jan 15, 2021 read more
    Listen — 16:28
  • Can Another $1.9 Trillion Rescue The Economy?

    The pandemic is taking an immense toll on the nation: some 4000 Americans die each day. And, in December, another 140 thousand people lost their jobs. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a pricy …

    Jan 14, 2021 read more
    Listen — 14:45
  • Donald Trump Impeached On Charge Of Inciting Insurrection

    Ten Republicans crossed the aisle to support the impeachment. Next, a Senate trial — one that won’t take place until after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.This episode: White House …

    Jan 13, 2021 read more
    Listen — 19:33
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