Biden Visits South Korea And Japan, Emphasizing Trade To Counter China
President Biden said the U.S. Military would defend Taiwan if China invaded. He also announced a new, if nebulous, economic compact with 12 nations designed to counter China's influence in the region ...
23 Touko 202213min
Weekly Roundup: May 20th
U.S. government tariffs and Department of Agriculture buying practices helped drive consolidation in the baby formula industry. When a major plant shuttered over contamination concerns in February, th...
20 Touko 202225min
Will Threats To Abortion Access Motivate Democratic Voters? Maybe.
The leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court earlier this month that showed the majority-conservative court ready to overturn Roe v. Wade has led two-thirds of Democrats to say that they are mor...
19 Touko 202212min
MAGA Republicans Dominate Key North Carolina, Pennsylvania Primaries
In North Carolina, Rep. Ted Budd — boosted by Donald Trump's endorsement — secured a decisive win over the state's former two-term governor.And in Pennsylvania, Trump's pick for governor won the prima...
18 Touko 202213min
American Conservatives Are Smitten With Hungary's Increasingly Autocratic Leader
A prominent conference of American conservatives — the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — will take place in Hungary this week. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has curtailed institutio...
17 Touko 202212min
How Replacement Theory Moved From The Fringe To The Mainstream
The suspected gunman in Saturday's shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. is alleged to have written a racist screed explaining his motivations. One of the topics discussed is "replacement theory," a talking point...
16 Touko 202214min
Weekly Roundup: May 13th
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sat down with NPR's Deirdre Walsh for a conversation about the leaked Supreme Court draft that would spell the end of Roe v. Wade, his success at reshaping the ...
13 Touko 202225min
A Majority of Americans Support Roe. That Doesn't Mean They Agree on Abortion.
Senate Democrats failed to pass a bill that would have codified the right to an abortion Wednesday, with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin voting with all Republicans in opposition. Polls show a majority...
12 Touko 202214min
