Morning News Brief The Derek Chauvin trial will wrap up a second week. Violent protests continue to take place in Ireland. And, efforts to ban assault-style weapons in Colorado wane.
Biden, Democrats Bet On Bigger Government With Stimulus Bill, Infrastructure Plan The core of the Democratic Party has worked to avoid words like redistribution and labels like socialist. But in the past three months many Democrats are embracing a new era of big government. Kelsey Snell
Former Speaker John Boehner's Memoir Serves As A Reflection On Life In 'Crazytown' On the House chronicles Boehner's humble rise in national politics and his front-row seat to the revolution within his Republican party that ultimately forced him out of Congress. Susan Davis
'It Has To Stop': Biden Takes Initial Action On Guns, Calls On Congress To Do More President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday. Brian Naylor
Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents encountered nearly 172,000 migrants at the border in March, up 71% from February. The increase included a record number of unaccompanied minors. Franco Ordoñez
EPA Chief Works To Reverse Trump Era Environmental Policies NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Michael Regan, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, about President Biden's American Jobs Plan, and how to fulfill commitments to environmental justice.
Voter rights keep expanding in Washington state, as other states restrict Governor Inslee today signed into law a bill that restores voting rights to people with felony convictions as soon as they get out of prison. This new legislation builds on a number of new voting laws that went into effect in 2019. In context, Washington State’s expansion of voter access contrasts with a number of Republican-led states, where lawmakers have introduced hundreds of new laws to restrict voting. David Hyde
Task Force Investigates Whether Trump Separated Families Earlier Than Known The Biden task force is examining whether the previous administration began implementing its policy in the early days of former President Donald Trump's term. Franco Ordoñez
Biden Expected To Outline Executive Actions On Gun Safety President Biden's actions, which he is set to discuss on Thursday, come after a spate of mass shootings in recent weeks. Brian Naylor
What Will It Take For Congress To Pass Biden's Infrastructure Plan? Lawmakers are beginning to take a deeper look at the president's $2 trillion package to upgrade the nation's roads, bridges and railways. It is facing opposition from Republicans. Scott Detrow