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
George Floyd's Family, White House Push For Police Reform Law After Guilty Verdict
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. After the verdict, President Biden and Vice President Harris joined...
21 Apr 202115min
White House Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy On Summit
How will the US slash emissions by 2030? White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy talks to NPR's Scott Detrow ahead of this week's climate summit with world leaders.This episode: White House correspo...
20 Apr 202117min
Biden Holds Bipartisan Infrastructure Talks At White House
Members of the House and Senate, all former governors and mayors, attended a meeting at the White House today to talk infrastructure priorities with the president. A second infrastructure plan, in add...
19 Apr 202114min
Weekly Roundup: April 16th
Testimony ended Thursday in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Fl...
16 Apr 202130min
Americans Support An Expanded View Of "Infrastructure" But Not How To Pay For It
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that Americans generally support making things like broadband part of infrastructure, but they don't agree on how to pay for it. Plus, Republicans shift away f...
15 Apr 202114min
