Apr 20 WATCH: Advocates, lawmakers testify before Senate on voting laws By News Desk and Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Democrats are escalating their charges that the Republican push for tighter state voting laws is designed to make it hard for people of color to vote. Continue reading
Apr 19 Walter Mondale, liberal icon and Carter’s vice president, dies at 93 By Associated Press Mondale served Minnesota as attorney general and U.S. senator. He followed the trail blazed by his political mentor, Hubert H. Humphrey, to the vice presidency, serving under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Sen. Schumer to introduce COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday dared his colleagues in the Senate to vote against the Democratic-sponsored COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act he is sponsoring. Continue reading
Apr 19 Georgian opposition parties sign deal to end political crisis By Associated Press Georgia has edged closer to ending a months-long political crisis after several opposition parties signed a deal brokered by the European Union. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 8:26 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the infrastructure package, fundraising in the GOP NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including the Biden infrastructure plan, fundraising efforts inside the Republican Party, and how Americans perceive the government. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 6:46 ‘A lesson in authenticity:’ Andra Day reflects on the experience of playing Billie Holiday By Jeffrey Brown, Joshua Barajas, Anne Azzi Davenport, Dorothy Hastings The new film "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday" takes on the life of "Lady Day," the great Billie Holiday. And the woman playing her — Andra Day — is winning raves of her own with a nomination for best… Continue watching
Apr 19 Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A lawyer says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Biden says he’s ‘prepared to compromise’ on infrastructure By Associated Press President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office Monday with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss his $2 trillion dollar infrastructure and jobs plan. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Blinken says U.S. falling behind China on renewable industry exports By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the U.S. is falling behind China, the largest producer and exporter of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles. Continue reading
Apr 19 Cuba’s Communist Party chooses Miguel Díaz-Canel as leader By Associated Press In many ways, Cuba's new maximum leader is nothing like those who have governed the island for the past six decades. Miguel Díaz-Canel was never a guerrilla fighter and rose peacefully and diligently through the approved channels. Continue reading