Federal Court Ends CDC's Transportation Mask Mandate
A judge said the rule exceeded the Centers for Disease Control's power, raising questions about how the agency can enforce public health rules in future crises. The Biden administration, so far, has n...
19 Apr 202214min
After Decades Of Bipartisan Teamwork, Republicans Quit Presidential Debate Commission
And you might not have to go to Iowa in order to be the Democrats' presidential nominee anymore: the party is looking to reshape its primary calendar so the earliest states better represent the racial...
18 Apr 202212min
Weekly Roundup: April 15th
Sarah Palin, whose 2008 turn as John McCain's running mate presaged the Republican Party's evolution, is reentering the political arena with a bid to represent her home state of Alaska in the House of...
15 Apr 202225min
What Natasha Romanenko Experienced When Russian Troops Occupied Her Town
In Borodyanka, northwest of Kyiv, Natasha Romanenko lived in her root cellar for a month to avoid Russian soldiers. In the final days of the occupation, Natasha says she ventured out to milk her cow w...
14 Apr 202214min
A Look At The Most Interesting Races In The GOP's Fight To Retake The Senate
There are 35 Senate elections happening this November and although Republicans are defending 21 incumbents to Democrats' 14, they still appear poised to take control as Biden's sagging approval rating...
13 Apr 202213min
On COVID, Democrats Struggle With The Tension Between Public Health And Politics
The White House continues to insist the country has the tools to return to life-as-usual, even as COVID spreads through establishment Washington. Low booster uptake among seniors and the lack of vacci...
12 Apr 202214min
How Extremist Republicans Have Reframed Politics In Idaho
Far-right activists and a militia figure are a major force in the state's Republican politics, where even orthodox conservatives like Gov. Brad Little are described by opponents as "too liberal." Lieu...
11 Apr 202214min
How Congress Is Investigating January 6th — And Preparing For Any Future Attacks
Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to the former president, voluntarily testified before House investigators for more than eight hours this week about the insurrectionist riot in the Capitol. And Cong...
8 Apr 202223min
