Gun Control Activists Are Training To Run For Office
Following in the footsteps of Lucy McBath, a Georgia Democrat who won a seat in the House of Representatives after her son was shot and killed, gun control activists across the country are training to...
16 Dec 202114min
Extreme Wing Of House Republican Party Worries Rest Of Caucus Before Midterms
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is feeling hopeful about the midterms: President Biden's approval numbers are low and inflation is at least temporarily high. But some Republican representatives a...
15 Dec 202115min
Donald Trump Jr. Pressed Top Trump Aide To Act During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol recommended that Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff under President Trump, be charged with contempt of Congress after he s...
14 Dec 202114min
How One Authoritarian Used Migrants As A Political Tool, And Why It Worries Biden
U.S. officials have accused Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko of being the latest to take advantage of desperate migrants. They say he helped bring migrants from war-torn nations to the Belaru...
13 Dec 202114min
Weekly Roundup: Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban Will Stand For Now
The Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit challenging Texas's 6-week abortion ban to go forward, but keeping the law in place while the suit moves through the courts. The move will maintain the status q...
10 Dec 202126min
No One Has Been Granted Clemency During Biden Administration
Joe Biden pledged ambitious criminal justice reforms as a candidate, but has taken few steps during his time in office to deliver them. And the FBI says diversifying its special agent ranks is a top p...
9 Dec 202114min
What To Know About The U.S. Olympics Boycott
In response to China's human rights abuses, the United States will not send any government representatives to the 2022 Winter Olympics in the country. U.S. athletes will still compete. The move is exp...
8 Dec 202113min
Why Women Seek Abortions After 15 Weeks
The Supreme Court could allow Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy to take effect. In the United States, many women end up getting abortions after that point because of clinic ba...
7 Dec 202114min
