Interview: Tired Of Gridlock, GOP Sen. Rob Portman Won't Seek Reelection
Republican Rob Portman of Ohio talks with NPR's Susan Davis about his retirement from the Senate, the Republican party after Trump, as well as the former president's impeachment trial.Portman says he ...
28 Jan 202115min
Do Biden's Climate Executive Orders Have Teeth?
President Biden will "pause" new federal land leases for oil and gas extraction "to the extent possible" — but how much of an impact will that have on greenhouse gas emissions? Also: the US government...
27 Jan 202114min
Biden Rolls Out Limited Racial Equity Actions, Says More To Come
President Biden signed new executive actions today attempting to address racial inequity. For activists, these initiatives feel like they are lacking and do not tackle critical concerns like policing....
26 Jan 202114min
What We Know About The Senate Impeachment Trial
Today the House will formally deliver an article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate, and the upper chamber has already begun to work out the parameters for the coming trial. E...
25 Jan 202114min
Weekly Roundup: January 22nd
President Biden has promised that 100 million doses of vaccines will be administered in his first 100 days — but some public health experts think the country can do much better.Gang of Eight, Gang of ...
22 Jan 202127min
The Fifty-Fifty Senate Is Going To Be A Little Bit Weird
Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate; that means that Democrats effectively hold a majority in the chamber. But the even split means that the body's top leadership n...
21 Jan 202113min
Joseph Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States
In his inaugural address, he promised to keep all of his work as president in service of people rather than power. And Kamala Harris made history; she is the first Black person, Asian American, and wo...
20 Jan 202126min
The US Senate Has A Lot To Do
The Senate is back in Washington today. The lawmakers will need to consider President-elect Biden's cabinet nominees, weigh his coronavirus relief proposal, and consider President Trump's impeachment....
19 Jan 202114min
