How Do Election Polls Work?

How Do Election Polls Work?

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Kids Entering US Alone Present Challenge For Biden

Kids Entering US Alone Present Challenge For Biden

Thousands of children are coming to the United States in search of a better life, many crossing into the country illegally along the southern border. The Biden administration has so far struggled to p...

17 Mar 202114min

Republicans Move To Curb Voting After Historic 2020 Turnout

Republicans Move To Curb Voting After Historic 2020 Turnout

Republican state lawmakers across the country, including in Iowa and Arizona, have introduced measures designed to make it harder to vote. Meanwhile, Virginia has followed other blue states in passing...

16 Mar 202114min

Biden Passed The Recovery Plan. Now What?

Biden Passed The Recovery Plan. Now What?

Infrastructure could be the next big focus, if an influx of children and teens at the U.S. souther border doesn't force action on immigration legislation. But without filibuster reform, the chance of ...

15 Mar 202114min

Weekly Roundup: March 12th

Weekly Roundup: March 12th

Scott Detrow shares his reporting on the day, one year ago, that it felt like everything changed. And President Biden is dealing with an influx of people seeking refuge at the US southern border.This ...

12 Mar 202130min

Biden: All Americans Eligible To Get Vaccine Beginning May 1

Biden: All Americans Eligible To Get Vaccine Beginning May 1

In his first primetime address as president, Joe Biden said he believes the country can be more or less back to normal by Independence Day. But he cautioned that the nation needs to remain vigilant an...

12 Mar 202113min

Reeling From COVID Scandal, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

Reeling From COVID Scandal, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

Early in the pandemic, New York governor Andrew Cuomo rose to national prominence for his frank daily briefings. Now, Cuomo is accused of covering up the scale of nursing home fatalities and faces mul...

10 Mar 202114min

COVID Relief Spending Dwarfs All Precedents

COVID Relief Spending Dwarfs All Precedents

There is no easy way to describe how big $1.9 trillion dollars is. It's only the latest round of recovery spending. Democrats say this package could fundamentally change how Americans think about the ...

9 Mar 202114min

More Police, More Fencing: Here's What The Capitol Riot Report Recommends

More Police, More Fencing: Here's What The Capitol Riot Report Recommends

A new assessment commissioned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recommends a dramatic expansion of security measures at the U.S. Capitol. And Republican state lawmakers have introduced a spate of bills ai...

8 Mar 202115min

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