Re: Building Democracy explores the state of civic discourse, east of the mountains ‘I think both of us realize that you don’t get anywhere by staying in your corners and being completely polarized. We just know that the more we communicate and talk about things the better it will be, even if we’re not on the same page.’ Doug Nadvornick
Trump Official Cited Security To Kill Visas For VOA Staffers. Emails Say Otherwise Under Trump, the agency over the Voice of America stopped granting requests for visa extensions for foreign journalists to reserve jobs for Americans. The agency had cited security concerns. David Folkenflik
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar On The Lessons She's Learned NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, who stepped down on Sunday. She reflects on the lessons she's learned, the election, and what's to come.
How House Impeachment Managers Concluded Their Presentation Against Trump House impeachment managers are expected to conclude their presentation against former President Donald Trump on Thursday. Kelsey Snell
Trump Attorney Criticizes Democrats As Offering 'Entertainment Package' "This isn't a blood sport. It's not about entertainment. It's about reporting the facts to the American people," David Schoen told Fox News. Alana Wise
Rioters' Own Words Show Incitement By Trump, Impeachment Managers Argue Many of the statements referenced in the Senate impeachment trial appear in the criminal cases against the alleged rioters. Tom Dreisbach
'He Can Do This Again': Rep. Lieu Warns Of Future Attacks On Democracy House impeachment managers are rebutting claims from Trump's defense team that the trial is politically motivated because Democrats don't want to face Trump in 2024. Barbara Sprunt
Tim Eyman fined millions for campaign finance violations Tim Eyman had his day in court, and he lost. A judge has ruled Eyman will be forced to pay $2.6 million dollars in penalties. David Hyde
Federal Budget Deficit Expected To Hit Second Largest Since World War II Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit will hit the second largest in decades, even without factoring in President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. Scott Horsley
Senators Moved By Actions Of Capitol Police Officer Goodman To Protect Them Eugene Goodman was shown in a video played during the impeachment trial Wednesday directing Sen. Mitt Romney away from the mob. Brian Naylor