Weekly Roundup: April 30th
This week, California's secretary of state confirmed that there are enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Newsom was praised last spring for his handli...
30 Apr 202129min
Census: More Seats For Texas, Fewer For California and New York
The first round of Census numbers out this week will help to determine each community's electoral clout and share of federal resources. An ongoing audit will help to determine if groups were correctly...
29 Apr 202114min
Biden's Pitch to Congress: Make Government Great Again
In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Biden detailed how he says his two multi-trillion dollar legislative proposals will reshape American society.READ OUR COVERAGEThis episod...
29 Apr 202117min
The Docket: "Mean Girls" Meets The Supreme Court
The Docket is a new ongoing series from The NPR Politics Podcast where we examine the major legal questions of our time. Where does a law come from, and how does it impact daily life?This year the Sup...
27 Apr 202116min
The Pandemic And Biden's First 100 Days
As President Biden nears his 100th day in office, how much credit is he due for curbing the pandemic and what challenges remain?This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House corre...
26 Apr 202114min
Weekly Roundup: April 23rd
In a 94-to-1 vote, the Senate passed a bill aimed at reducing hate crimes directed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. And more than half of American adults have received at least one dose of a ...
23 Apr 202127min
World Leaders Convene (Virtually) For White House Climate Summit
Ahead of the meeting, the US announced its goal to halve emissions from 2005 levels by the end of this decade. It was one of a number of pledges announced by world leaders at Thursday's Earth Day summ...
22 Apr 202114min
DOJ Announces Minneapolis Police Investigation; Biden Governs With An Eye On History
One day after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges, the U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation into possible patterns of discrimination and exc...
21 Apr 202114min
