6 Numbers That Show President Biden’s Greatest Challenges
President Biden is calling for unity to address several current crises, but that will prove difficult in a country as divided as ever.
President Biden is calling for unity to address several current crises, but that will prove difficult in a country as divided as ever.
The state’s Citizens Utility Board tried to stop a Circuit Court lawsuit while it fights a separate, federal case against the scandal-scarred power company.
New filings show ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s political fund has paid out a flurry of legal expenses as federal bribery probe intensifies.
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 needs to work out terms for how things like committee membership work.This episode: political reporter Juana Summers, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
The Biden administration plans to tackle COVID-19, immigration reform, environmental justice and more in the next 10 days.
President Joe Biden’s Inauguration speech touched on familiar themes of unity and optimism
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 woman to serve as Vice President of the United States.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, and political reporter Juana Summers.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
President Biden called for a day of “renewal and resolve” as he takes office. Read fact checks and analysis of his remarks.
President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.
Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close.