Voting Advocates Say Women's Equality Day Has A Complicated (And Yes, Racist) History Women's Equality Day commemorates the day that the 19th amendment was certified on August 26, 1920. It was a watershed moment, but voting rights advocates say its true legacy is more nuanced. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Veterans Can Train And Adopt Service Dogs Under A New Law Signed By Biden The Department of Veterans Affairs program aims to connect service dogs in training to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Joe Hernandez
A Focused Look At Abdul Ghani Baradar, Who (For Now) Leads The Taliban NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carter Malkasian, historian and former adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, about Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar and his talk with the CIA director.
NATO Secretary General Sees Risk In Staying In Afghanistan Past Deadline NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, about the ongoing effort to evacuate U.S. and NATO allies from Afghanistan. Vincent Acovino
Jan. 6 Select Committee Probe Expands To Trump And Top Officials In A Wave Of Demands The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a wave of record requests to eight federal agencies, including any communications by Rudy Giuliani and Ivanka Trump. Claudia Grisales
Pelosi Condemns 2 Lawmakers For Taking A 'Secret' Trip To Afghanistan House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Peter Meijer, R-Mich., for traveling to Kabul, characterizing the choice to enter the region as "deadly serious." Elena Moore
New York Gov. Hochul Presents A Plan To Combat The Coronavirus Pandemic NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kathy Hochul, the newly sworn in governor of New York, about the challenges ahead for the state, and what it means to be the state's first female governor.
Sen. Sasse: It Will Be A Disgrace If Americans Are Left Behind In Afghanistan NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska about the Biden administration's efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan ahead of the planned Aug. 31 withdrawal of U.S. forces.
House Democrats Encourage Moderates To Pass Infrastructure Bill, Spending Package NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey about the small groups of House Democrats that object to their party's budget proposal.
Lawmakers In The House Narrowly Approved A $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint The approval of the budget resolution follows an impasse between House leaders and centrist Democrats that threatened to derail progress on the vast majority of President Biden's domestic agenda. Leila Fadel
