Congress Pursues Good-Governance Reforms
With President Biden's agenda stalled in Congress, lawmakers are turning their attention to bipartisan reform proposals meant to increase public trust in government. Two ideas that have garnered atten...
10 Feb 202212min
Biden Promised To Cancel $10,000 In Student Debt For All Borrowers. He Hasn't.
Progressives point to a law that gives the education secretary the unilateral power to discharge federal student debt as a mechanism Biden can use to fulfill his promise to forgive $10 thousand in stu...
9 Feb 202213min
Top Biden Science Adviser Who Was Accused Of Toxic Management Resigns
The White House, which has known about Eric Lander's behavior for weeks following an internal investigation, faces questions about why Biden failed to fire the Cabinet-level official sooner. Also: 900...
8 Feb 202214min
In Moscow And Washington, European Leaders Attempt To Lower Tensions Around Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Washington and French President Emmanuel Macron is in Moscow as the two leaders attempt to resolve tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and Europe. The leaders, whose ...
7 Feb 202214min
Weekly Roundup: February 4th
The South Carolina Republican was a steadfast ally for Donald Trump in Congress, but he voted to impeach the former president after he experienced the attack on the Capitol. Now, Trump has endorsed a ...
4 Feb 202220min
ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Raid, Biden Says
President Biden said that ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as U.S. special forces conducted a pre-dawn raid in northern Syria on Thursday. The president said the all American...
3 Feb 202214min
How The Race For Ohio's Open Senate Seat Looks From The Campaign Trail
Republicans are the slight favorites to win an open Senate seat in Ohio, but first their candidate will need to prevail in a crowded primary fight. Democratic front-runner Tim Ryan is already keeping ...
2 Feb 202214min
Racial-Bias Issues Plague Justice Department Early-Release Program
Civil rights advocates say an algorithm at the heart the First Step Act, the 2018 bipartisan criminal justice reform law, should be overhauled or scrapped. Also: Kenneth Polite, a Black man who lost a...
2 Feb 202214min
