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Back to SearchFederal Gun Restrictions Are Likely Doomed in the Senate
Episode 1305
A mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has many Americans again asking what can be done about gun violence. But in the face of broad Republican opposition in the Senate, there's likely no path …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Voters With Disabilities Worry About Their Ability To Cast Ballots In Wisconsin
Episode 1304
A court case has some voters with disabilities worried that they will not be able to rely on family or caretakers for help casting a vote without breaking the law, despite federal protections.
This e…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Biden Visits South Korea And Japan, Emphasizing Trade To Counter China
Episode 1301
President Biden said the U.S. Military would defend Taiwan if China invaded. He also announced a new, if nebulous, economic compact with 12 nations designed to counter China's influence in the region…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Weekly Roundup: May 20th
Episode 1302
U.S. government tariffs and Department of Agriculture buying practices helped drive consolidation in the baby formula industry. When a major plant shuttered over contamination concerns in February, t…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Will Threats To Abortion Access Motivate Democratic Voters? Maybe.
Episode 1301
The leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court earlier this month that showed the majority-conservative court ready to overturn Roe v. Wade has led two-thirds of Democrats to say that they are mo…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
MAGA Republicans Dominate Key North Carolina, Pennsylvania Primaries
Episode 1300
In North Carolina, Rep. Ted Budd — boosted by Donald Trump's endorsement — secured a decisive win over the state's former two-term governor.
And in Pennsylvania, Trump's pick for governor won the prim…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
American Conservatives Are Smitten With Hungary's Increasingly Autocratic Leader
Episode 1299
A prominent conference of American conservatives — the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — will take place in Hungary this week. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has curtailed instituti…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
How Replacement Theory Moved From The Fringe To The Mainstream
Episode 1298
The suspected gunman in Saturday's shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. is alleged to have written a racist screed explaining his motivations. One of the topics discussed is "replacement theory," a talking poin…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Weekly Roundup: May 13th
Episode 1297
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sat down with NPR's Deirdre Walsh for a conversation about the leaked Supreme Court draft that would spell the end of Roe v. Wade, his success at reshaping the…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
A Majority of Americans Support Roe. That Doesn't Mean They Agree on Abortion.
Episode 1296
Senate Democrats failed to pass a bill that would have codified the right to an abortion Wednesday, with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin voting with all Republicans in opposition. Polls show a majorit…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago