Oct 04 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case that could make it harder to sue hotels over disability access By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices are being asked Wednesday to limit the ability of so-called testers to file lawsuits against hotels in Maine and elsewhere that fail to disclose accessibility information on their websites and through other reservation services. Continue reading
Oct 04 Impeachment inquiry unpopular, even if Americans question Biden's actions By Matt Loffman Voters are divided largely along party lines, with 81 percent of Democrats opposing the impeachment inquiry and 77 percent of Republicans supporting it. Just over half (52 percent) of independents support it. Continue reading
Oct 04 These new poll numbers show why Biden and Trump are stuck in a 2024 dead heat By Matt Loffman Biden has a slight lead over Trump, his predecessor and current frontrunner for the Republican nomination, with 49 percent of registered voters saying they’d choose the incumbent and 47 percent siding with Trump, according to the latest poll. Independents favor… Continue reading
Oct 03 Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. What happens next? By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 8:00 What led to the collapse of McCarthy's speakership and what's next for the House By Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins For the first time in this nation’s history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hand. The move came nine months… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges In our news wrap Tuesday, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he lied about drug use when he bought a handgun in 2018, a state judge in New York imposed a limited gag order on former President… Continue watching
Oct 03 New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: 'We are at capacity' By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's traveling to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 14:34 Hillary Clinton on supporting Ukraine as Putin aims to undermine democracy By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Tess Conciatori Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now a professor of practice at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. She's teaching alongside Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, who said their focus is inspiring future foreign policy leaders and thinkers to… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 4:16 The role new California Sen. Laphonza Butler could play in Congress By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat long held by Diane Feinstein, who died last week. Butler is the second Black woman to represent California in the Senate, following Vice President Kamala Harris, who swore… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:41 New book 'Differ We Must' confronts political division with lessons from Lincoln By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Satvi Sunkara There is little doubt the country is divided over a variety of issues. But lessons can be learned by examining the past, and NPR's Steve Inskeep did just that. The result is his new book, “Differ We Must: How Lincoln… Continue watching