Politics Aug 29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the tighter competition for control of Congress NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including how recent developments surrounding abortion, gas prices, student loan relief and the investigation into former President…
Politics Aug 24 New York, Florida primaries renew Democrats’ hopes for the midterms There's just 76 days to go until the midterm elections that will determine which party controls Congress next year. Voters in Florida and New York on Tuesday chose their nominees in House and Senate races, setting up major November showdowns.
Politics Aug 23 Florida, New York primaries set up midterm battles for control of Congress Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in Florida, New York and Oklahoma with several highly anticipated races offering a window into midterm matchups. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz with more on the primary races that may have the…
Politics Aug 18 Vermont prepares to elect its first female representative to Congress With most of the nation’s primary elections behind us, a clearer picture of November’s midterm races are starting to take shape. Vermont is now poised to send a woman to Congress for the first time, the last state in the…
Nation Aug 16 How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation President Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act into law. The massive economic, climate and health care package comes after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats in Congress and the White House and caps off a…
Politics Aug 11 Examining the tax provisions in the Democrats’ budget bill As the House prepares to cast the final vote Friday on the Democrats’ sweeping climate and health care bill, we take a look at how the legislation also impacts tax policy. Michael Graetz, a professor of tax law at Columbia…
Politics Aug 10 How the Inflation Reduction Act could affect your taxes There’s a $1 trillion gap between what Americans owe in taxes and what the government collects. The Democrats’ budget deal would unleash nearly 100,000 new IRS agents to round up all that missing money. Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen joins…
Science Aug 07 Viral ‘shrimp raves’ raise awareness of an endangered species In the sea of videos on TikTok today, dance crazes and cute animals are unavoidable on the video-sharing app. But below the surface — underwater to be more precise — are some special, critically endangered crustaceans who have unintentionally hopped…
Health Aug 06 As monkeypox cases rise, so do concerns about disparate access to care Now a declared national emergency, monkeypox continues to spread in the U.S. with cases doubling in the past week. Concerns are growing over disparities in access to testing, vaccines and treatment for vulnerable communities. Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist from the…
Education Aug 06 How schools are tackling safety as students return to class As students head back to the classroom in a few weeks, they bring renewed concerns about safety. That's often left up to individual school districts, but some federal money is available to help. Lori Alhadeff, founder of Make Our Schools…