Politics

Encore: States aim to regulate weed alternatives like delta-8

6:12am August 04, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Delta-8, a hemp product designed to get users high, is sometimes made with other chemicals that have made people sick. States want it regulated. (Aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 7/30/22.)

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News brief: Blinken attends ASEAN meeting, Viktor Orbán, curtailing drug prices

6:12am August 04, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken is attending a meeting of southeast Asian nations. Hungary's leader will speak at the CPAC event in Dallas. Democrats may make gains against high prescription drug prices.

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President Biden started his presidency only selectively referring to his predecessor as "the former guy." But he's talking about Donald Trump frequently in recent weeks and months.

Politics & Government

Biden used to keep Trump mentions to a minimum. Not anymore

5:12am August 04, 2022

by Tamara Keith

With the midterms approaching and lots of chatter about whether Biden will run in 2024, Donald Trump is a useful foil for the president once again.

A Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station in April 2014.

Politics & Government

To this retired commander, the ISS was the last good bond between the U.S. and Russia

5:00am August 04, 2022

Retired Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut Terry Virts commanded the ISS in 2014 and 2015, but says he wouldn't want to partner with Russia in space until it leaves Ukraine and pays for the damage.

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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Biden's national security adviser doubles down on Taiwan policy after Pelosi visit

2:17am August 04, 2022

Jake Sullivan, the president's national security adviser, discusses the war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and the U.S. drone strike that took out al-Qaida's leader.

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Turkey's President Erdogan is set to meet with Putin again — and has some requests

5:53pm August 03, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey is part of NATO and keeps close ties with the West, but its president is on the way to Russia with some very specific requests.

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Idaho faces state and federal lawsuits over abortion law

5:39pm August 03, 2022

by James Dawson

Idaho's supreme court heard arguments Wednesday in lawsuits against the state's abortion laws. On Tuesday, the Biden administration sued over one of the laws, too.

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Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed Wednesday in a car accident in Indiana.

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in a car crash

4:49pm August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 58-year-old Republican lawmaker was killed Wednesday in a car accident in her northern Indiana District, according to her office. Three others also died in the crash.

Why conservative Kansas handed victory to abortion rights

4:28pm August 03, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star about the historical background of Tuesday night's vote on abortion rights in the state.

Abortion rights activists march from Washington Square Park to Bryant Park in protest of the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. The march was in New York on June 24, 2022.

Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color

3:15pm August 03, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

The symbol of the post-Roe era might not be coat hangers. It may instead be prison bars.

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