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If passed, two new bills in Congress would extend the reporting deadlines for 2020 census results, which are now months overdue after the pandemic and interference by Trump administration officials upended last year's national count.
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After A Disrupted Census, Congress Tries Again To Extend Deadlines For Results

Apr 20, 2021
The 2020 census results are months overdue after COVID-19 upended the national count. Efforts to extend reporting deadlines stalled last year after Trump officials decided to cut short counting.
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National
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in March with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the size of which has stayed at 435 voting members for decades.
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Stuck At 435 Representatives? Why The U.S. House Hasn't Grown With Census Counts

Apr 20, 2021
A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.
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KNPR's State of Nevada
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John L Smith On Dan Rodimer's Congressional Run In Texas

Mar 30, 2021

Republican congressional candidate Dan Rodimer lost a fairly close Congressional race last year to Susie Lee.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. In an interview with NPR on Thursday, Powell compared the central bank's response to the pandemic to the rescue of British and allied force
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Jerome Powell: Economy Is Better Thanks To 'Dunkirk'-Like Rescue By Fed, Congress

Mar 25, 2021
The Federal Reserve chairman tells NPR that the U.S. economy is on a clear path to recovery thanks to the Fed's rescue plan and the stimulus passed by Congress.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Biden challenged those who call his stimulus plan too big: "Let me ask them a rhetorical question: What would you have me cut?"
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Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?

Feb 26, 2021
Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and argued the U.S. economy still has a long way to go to recover millions o
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Of Long Road Ahead To Recover Millions Of Lost Jobs

Feb 23, 2021
Powell warned it will take time to put millions of jobless Americans back to work, while also downplaying inflation threats.
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Politics
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with 10 Republican senators, including Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and others.
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What Is 'Reconciliation'? Democrats Face Hurdles To Use It For COVID Relief

Feb 02, 2021
The budget process allows the party in control in Congress to pass most big-dollar legislation without having to worry about a filibuster. But the process can be risky.
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How Do You Buy Your Marijuana?

Mar 26, 2021

(Editor's note: This discussion originally aired Feb. 1, 2021)

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An engraved portrait of William Belknap, a secretary of war who was impeached in 1876 after he tearfully resigned.
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There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago

Jan 29, 2021
Some Republicans are arguing that former President Donald Trump should not face a Senate impeachment trial because he's a private citizen. That was argued before — and rejected narrowly — in 1876.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Biden swears in presidential appointees during a virtual ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday. Data on Thursday showed new claims for state unemployment benefits reached 900,000, showcasing the weakening U.S. jobs p
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Unemployment Claims Stay Stubbornly High As Biden Takes Office

Jan 21, 2021
New claims for state unemployment benefits dipped last week but remained high, showcasing the economic challenges facing President Biden.
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Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is calling for members of Congress who refuse to wear face masks to be fined and removed from the floor of their chamber.
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3rd Member Of Congress Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Blames Capitol Attack Lockdown

Jan 12, 2021
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says people who refused to wear masks during last week's security lockdown created "a superspreader event ON TOP of a domestic terrorist attack."
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Elections
Vice President Pence is under pressure from President Trump to reject the Electoral College results in a ceremony where he is constitutionally bound to announce that President-elect Joe Biden won.
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Pence Faces His Most Challenging Trump Loyalty Test Yet

Jan 06, 2021
The vice president will preside as the Electoral College vote count is tallied. The ceremonial role puts him crosswise with President Trump, who refuses to acknowledge his loss.
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Coronavirus Updates
House Republican Rep. Kevin Brady announced Tuesday night that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. More than 50 members of Congress have contracted the virus so far.
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Texas Representative To Quarantine After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

Jan 06, 2021
GOP Rep. Kevin Brady announced on Twitter Tuesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. It follows a positive diagnosis for fellow Texan Republican Rep. Kay Granger.
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Coronavirus Updates
President Trump left for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida this week without signing the measure. The legislation was also sent to the Sunshine State just in case.
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Millions Face Loss Of Jobless Benefits As Trump Withholds Signature On Relief Bill

Dec 26, 2020
The nearly $900 billion package includes an extension of jobless aid. The president's criticisms of the bill, including that relief payments would be too small, caught much of Washington by surprise.
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Analysis
East Alabama Medical Center nurse Harvard Graham checks fluids for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit this month in Opelika, Ala.
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What's At Stake With Trump's Threat: COVID-19 Relief And A Government Shutdown

Dec 23, 2020
President Trump has introduced a round of Christmas chaos that imperils direct payments to millions of Americans suffering due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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National
Tufts employee Gabe Ryan removes letters from signage featuring the Sackler family name at the Tufts building in Boston on Dec. 5, 2019. Tufts University was the first major university to strip the Sackler name from buildings and programs.
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Sacklers Face House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales

Dec 17, 2020
Members of the family have worked to keep their role in Purdue Pharma's operations private. In a surprise move, David and Kathe Sackler agreed to testify under oath.
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Amodei Sets His Sights On Two More Years

Oct 20, 2020

Republican Congressman Mark Amodei has represented Northern Nevada in the House of Representatives for almost a decade.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center in Frankfort for help with their unemployment claims on June 19. New research shows savings built up by the jobless are starting to run out.
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'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out

Oct 17, 2020
Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
President Trump signs one of four executive orders addressing the economic fallout from the pandemic in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 8. The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes, but workers may have to repay t
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The Payroll Tax Delay Is Here, But So Is Confusion About It

Sep 01, 2020
Some employees will soon see a boost in take-home pay. The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes. But workers may have to repay the money next year.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The extra $600-a-week unemployment benefit has kept jobless people from plummeting into further debt and has allowed for sustained spending, a boon for the struggling economy.
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U.S. Economy On High Alert Over Shaky Future Of Extra Jobless Benefits

Aug 06, 2020
As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.
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National
U.S. Census Bureau worker Jennifer Pope wears a face covering at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, on July 31. The bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month shorter than previously announced, the bureau's
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Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month

Aug 03, 2020
Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR reported that door knocking will be cut short.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has suggested that if federal jobless benefits are extended, it will be in a different form than the flat $600 per week.
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The End Of $600 Unemployment Benefits Will Hit Millions Of Households And The Economy

Jul 20, 2020
Millions of Americans who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut for a second time. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.
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Goats and Soda
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (right) joins fellow Democrats from the House and Senate to propose new legislation to end excessive use of force by police.
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Kente Cloth: From Royals To Graduation Ceremonies ... To Congress?

Jun 11, 2020
When a group of Democratic legislators donned kente cloth at the unveiling of legislation aimed at police brutality, critics weighed in. Here's a look at kente cloth — and the controversy.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
The Carnival Corp. Miracle and Panorama cruise ships anchored in Long Beach, Calif. on April 13, 2020.
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Carnival Cruise Line Subject Of Congressional Investigation

May 01, 2020
Congress to investigate Carnival Cruise Line for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of passengers died and hundreds of others were sickened while at least nine ships remained at sea.
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National Security

Commission Issues Verdict: Women, Like Men, Should Have To Sign Up For Draft

Mar 25, 2020
Only men are currently obliged to register with the Selective Service System for possible military conscription. Now a blue ribbon panel says that obligation should extend to women.
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