Gun Rights Are Likely To Be Expanded Even Further By The Supreme Court
The conservative majority so far appears unmoved by prevailing public opinion on the controversial social issues before them this term, though they have been notably slow to issue final opinions. That...
1 Kesä 202213min
As Uvalde Families Demand Answers, DOJ Will Investigate Police Response
And President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited with victims and their families in Texas on Sunday. The White House is considering more executive actions on guns, though substantial reform would...
31 Touko 202212min
Here's How Politicians Pick Their Voters
In the latest installment of our book club, Danielle Kurtzleben talks to professor Carol Anderson about the ways in which redistricting and state voter restrictions work to shape who really has a say ...
30 Touko 202214min
John Legend On His Criminal Justice Activism
Most people know John Legend as an award-winning actor and musician. But he also has a long record of political activism. He talked to political correspondent Juana Summers about his latest push for c...
28 Touko 202210min
Weekly Roundup: May 27th
The Senate is negotiating over limited legislation aimed at reducing gun violence, although those negotiations are narrow in scope and unlikely to produce results. And the number of competitive electi...
27 Touko 202219min
Police Reform Failed In Congress, So Biden Takes What He Can Get
An opt-in police misconduct database and new conduct standards for federal police: President Biden's police reform executive action enacts reforms that fall well short of what advocates hoped for. Law...
26 Touko 202213min
Federal Gun Restrictions Are Likely Doomed in the Senate
A mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has many Americans again asking what can be done about gun violence. But in the face of broad Republican opposition in the Senate, there's likely no path f...
25 Touko 202214min
Voters With Disabilities Worry About Their Ability To Cast Ballots In Wisconsin
A court case has some voters with disabilities worried that they will not be able to rely on family or caretakers for help casting a vote without breaking the law, despite federal protections. This ep...
24 Touko 202212min
