Politics & Government

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says Biden could pressure Israel to let more aid through

7:24pm March 11, 2024

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen recently spoke out about a law that the U.S. could use to get more aid to people in Gaza. He talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about what the law is and what it means.

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An expert weighs in on the crisis in Haiti

6:54pm March 11, 2024

Daniel Foote, a former American diplomat who was appointed as the special envoy to Haiti after the president was assassinated, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the current crisis in Haiti.

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Biden and Trump made general election pitches in Georgia

6:54pm March 11, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

President Biden and former President Donald Trump traveled to Georgia over the weekend to make their first general election pitches in a key state that finishes voting on Tuesday.

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Arizona's governor argues against immigration bill package backed by Republicans

6:28pm March 11, 2024

by Wayne Schutsky

Arizona's Republican-led legislature is advancing a package of bills targeting migrants, including measures allowing ranchers to shoot border crossers. The governor is expected to veto most of them.

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How Republicans are talking about IVF

4:59pm March 11, 2024

by Lexie Schapitl

Alabama passed a bill to protect IVF providers from legal liability. But it doesn't address the larger questions posed by the ruling that said frozen embryos qualify as children under the law.

Marcia Fudge, the U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services in January.

U.S. Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge will step down this month

4:32pm March 11, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

Fudge, 71, is one of the few cabinet members to leave the Biden administration so far, and will return home to Ohio. She says affordable housing is a bipartisan challenge that needs more funding.

A photo of Guilford County Board of Commissioners at its annual retreat

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Guilford County officials consider regional approach to water needs amid projected economic growth

4:31pm March 11, 2024

by DJ Simmons

Guilford officials are considering a more collaborative approach to water and sewer infrastructure to manage future economic growth.

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Forsyth County's provisional ballots by the numbers

4:14pm March 11, 2024

by David Ford

Several factors contributed to Forsyth County's provisional ballot count in the March 5 primary.

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Shalanda Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told NPR that the president's budget puts Congress on notice.

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Biden unveils a budget that would cut costs for families and hike taxes for the rich

1:21pm March 11, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget wish-list puts dollar figures to his pledges in the State of the Union address. But actual spending plans are up to Congress.

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Duke's Kyle Filipowski (30) drives against North Carolina's Armando Bacot

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinds 2021 executive order setting NIL guidelines in the state

11:04am March 11, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rescinded an executive order from 2021 on Friday that established guidelines for allowing college athletes to profit from their fame.