Assessing the Biden administration's progress on climate change NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing deputy climate envoy Jonathan Pershing about what the Biden administration has accomplished on climate change so far.
The U.S. warns that Russia has a 'kill list' of Ukrainians to be detained or killed If Russia invades, "there will be an even greater form of brutality because this will not simply be some conventional war between two armies," President Biden's national security adviser says. Bill Chappell
Sen. Coons was part of the U.S. delegation in Germany to discuss Ukraine NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen Chris Coons of Delaware, who was one of 23 lawmakers attending the Munich Security Conference, about diplomatic efforts to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Pa. Supreme Court is about to rule on the state's congressional district map Pennsylvania's Supreme Court is deliberating what the state's congressional map should look like. The verdict may decide whether Republicans or Democrats have the edge in November's midterm elections.
Pennsylvania Senate contests will be some of the most closely watched this year In Pennsylvania, three Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate are campaigning in very different ways. Don Gonyea
The laws around presidential records are complex and murky Don Gonyea speaks with James Grossman of the American Historical Association about former President Donald Trump's handling of presidential records. Don Gonyea
Why Republicans are divided on support for Ukraine NPR's Michel Martin discusses why the Republican Party has had a warmer posture towards Russia in recent years with former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt.
Washington says goodbye to its mask mandate, but not its state of emergency...yet Washington state lawmakers are moving forward with legislation to curb the governor’s executive powers. The move comes after strong use of the powers amid the pandemic, and as Governor Jay Inslee is rolling back some Covid-era orders. Katie Campbell
3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty. Deepa Shivaram
Americans are fleeing to places where political views match their own America is growing more geographically polarized — red ZIP codes are getting redder and blue ZIP codes are becoming bluer. People appear to be sorting. John Burnett