Election Officials Still Get Death Threats
The nation's top election officials met in Iowa last weekend. They discussed the ongoing challenge presented by false conspiracy theories pushed by Republicans about the presidential election.This epi...
18 Elo 202114min
Most Kids Still Can't Get The Vaccine. They Represent 18% Of New Cases.
Hospitals across the country are nearing capacity as they struggle to treat unvaccinated Americans. Children represent eighteen percent of all new cases, as parents and pediatricians push to get those...
17 Elo 202114min
Biden: Americans Shouldn't Die In A War That Afghans Aren't Willing To Fight
In a speech at the White House Monday, President Biden forcefully defended his decision to withdrawal from Afghanistan — rebuking the Afghan government for being unwilling to fight the Taliban and emp...
16 Elo 202114min
Weekly Roundup: August 13th
The unexpected announcement from the Pentagon comes as the Taliban is rapidly increasing their control over the country. And new census data out this week shows that the share of Americans who identif...
13 Elo 202125min
The Docket: Vaccine Mandates
In the latest installment of the Docket, our series on legal issues, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben and Carrie Johnson talk about vaccine mandates with Lindsay F. Wiley, a law professor at American Univers...
12 Elo 202118min
What's Next For New York After Cuomo's Resignation?
Once talked about as a future presidential candidate, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) will leave politics in disgrace after the release of a report detailing multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Som...
11 Elo 202114min
Biden's Next Infrastructure Challenge: Democrats
President Biden's infrastructure deal passed the Senate with 19 Republican votes, bolstering his claim that he can secure deals in today's Washington. But now he has to contend with competing prioriti...
10 Elo 202114min
Biden's Climate Plans Are Historic. But Are They Enough?
President Biden said that the United States will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to half of 2005 levels by the end of this decade. The Senate is on track to approve billions for climate resiliency pr...
9 Elo 202114min
