Texas Gov. Abbott Criticized For Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions NPR's Noel King talks to Greg Casar, a member of the city council in Austin, Texas, about why he opposes the governor's decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions. The CDC encourages continued mask use.
House Approves Major Election And Campaign Finance Reform Bill The "For the People Act" would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics. Alana Wise
New UW study investigates how lies about the 2020 election were pushed by online super spreaders A new report from the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public looks at how the 'big lie' about a stolen election led to the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kate Starbird is one of the report's co-authors, and she talked about the findings with KUOW's Kim Malcolm. Kim Malcolm
Senate Democrats, White House Agree to Tighter Income Limits For Stimulus Checks Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1400 stimulus checks be targeted at low and moderate income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package next week. Kelsey Snell
Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes President Biden vowed to govern as the most progressive chief executive since Franklin Roosevelt. But progressives in Congress are skeptical, especially after a recent letdown over the minimum wage. Scott Detrow
Seattle Now: Trying to tax WA's wealthy Democrats in Olympia have tried and failed to pass a tax on capital gains for years. They have a good chance this year, but the bill faces significant legal hurdles. Clare McGrane
Tanden Withdraws As Nominee For Office Of Management And Budget President Biden's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has withdrawn from the proceedings. Key Democratic and Republican senators refused to back Neera Tanden. Franco Ordoñez
Neera Tanden Withdraws Her Office Of Management And Budget Nomination Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget, the first big loss for the Biden administration in Congress. Franco Ordoñez
Neera Tanden Withdraws As Nominee For Office Of Management And Budget The former head of the Center for American Progress was criticized for tweets disparaging some lawmakers. President Biden said in a statement he accepted Tanden's request. Alana Wise
Biden's Financial Watchdogs Would Be Tougher Cops On The Beat Biden's picks to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Securities and Exchange Commission signaled in a Senate hearing they'd be tougher cops on the beat than their Trump era predecessors Chris Arnold