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Voting Firms Turn To Defamation Lawsuits To Counter False Claims

Voting technology companies are using lawsuits to take on false claims that they were involved in stealing the 2020 election. They say the flood of election disinformation has hurt their bottom line.
Biden Policies Are A Green Light For Asylum-Seekers, Rep. Ginenez Says

NPR's A. Martinez talks to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida, who was part of a group that visited the U.S. southern border on Monday to witness the migrant surge and response first-hand.
California Gov. Newsom Lashes Out at 'Extremist' Republicans, Pledges to Fight Recall

"Let's call it what it is: it's a partisan, Republican recall — backed by the [Republican National Committee], anti-mask and anti-vax extremists, and pro-Trump forces," Newsom said Monday.
- Vanessa Romo
Seattle won't fund eviction lawyers just yet, as council delays vote

When someone is charged with a crime, they have a right to a free attorney. Some members of the Seattle City Council want to extend that right to all tenants facing eviction. But on Monday, a majority of members voted to delay the bill due to legal questions.
- Joshua McNichols
March 15 | The strain of parenting during a pandemic

How do you manage the emotions of being a parent during a pandemic? Bill Radke spoke to author Angela Garbes about how she's been managing. Plus, why Americans are working more than ever, and an argument to change how we view our "certain, unalienable rights".
- Bill Radke
Deb Haaland Confirmed As 1st Native American Interior Secretary

Her historic confirmation is also symbolic, as the agency was long a tool of oppression against Indigenous peoples. Haaland will be key to President Biden's ambitious efforts to combat climate change.
- Nathan Rott
Biden Has Options To Leverage Trump's Sanctions On Iran

The tough sanctions that former president Trump slapped on Iran are still in place and President Biden has a few options to use them to bring Iran back to the nuclear deal.
- Jackie Northam
Biden Taps Economist Gene Sperling To Oversee $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Rollout

Sperling is a longtime economic adviser. "He's ready to get to work. In fact, he's already hit the ground running," Biden said.
- Alana Wise
The Women Powering Biden's Economy Are Rewriting The Course Of American History

Each of them, to a fault, have backgrounds that reflect their interest in creating an economy that works for more people, especially the vulnerable working class: Black people, Latinos and women.
- Pallavi Gogoi
FEMA Asked To Help With Migrant Surge, GOP Lawmakers To Visit Border

The House takes up immigration legislation while some GOP lawmakers will travel to the southern border to highlight a surge in migrants. The Biden administration asked FEMA to help with the surge.
- Franco Ordoñez

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