West Virginia's plan to fight 2022 misinformation NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mac Warner, West Virginia's secretary of state, about a bipartisan campaign by state election officials to fight misinformation ahead of the 2022 vote.
Biden's predecessors could have felt his first-year pain Yet these early reversals haven't always been crippling. On the contrary, three of the past four presidents elected — and five of the past eight — have recovered from shaky starts to win re-election. Ron Elving
For all of Biden's successes or failures, it's really about 'Covid, stupid' No matter all the other problems and mistakes — and accomplishments — that were detailed and worked over in his exhaustive press conference, as goes Covid, likely so goes the Biden presidency. Domenico Montanaro
'Safe' hospital staffing and limiting emergency powers: 2022 legislative check-in Washington state lawmakers are working fast this session to correct the record on a number of issue including the state’s plan to fund long-term care and executive emergency powers. Angela King
Florida's DeSantis proposes a voting map that cuts 2 majority Black voting districts Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has weighed into the redistricting fight in Florida by proposing his own controversial congressional redistricting maps that dilute minority voting power. Valerie Crowder
The 'Great Resignation' is giving workers more power, Labor Secretary Walsh says NPR'S Ailsa Chang talks with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the underlying causes of the "Great Resignation" and what he learned this past year from conversations with Americans across the country. Ayen Bior
Texas man faces federal charges for allegedly threatening Georgia election officials He allegedly wrote a graphic Craigslist post about killing three officials and harming law enforcement families. The case is the first brought by the Justice Department's election threats task force. Ryan Lucas
How Biden is trying to clean up his comments about Russia and Ukraine President Biden said there was uncertainty among allies about how they would respond to a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine. That led to alarm overseas — and a clean-up at home. Asma Khalid
What Russian diplomats are saying about the situation with Ukraine While the U.S. sounds the alarm about the threat to Ukraine posed by tens of thousands of Russian troops on the border, Russia says it is NATO's military build-up that's stoking tensions. Charles Maynes
A look at how President Biden has handled the pandemic through his 1st year in office One year ago, President Biden took the oath of office, with beating COVID at the top of his agenda. Managing the uncertainty of what comes next remains the greatest challenge of his presidency. Tamara Keith