7min 20secWith impeachment trial and relief plan on deck, Harris stresses need to 'multitask'January 15, 2021 6:18 a.m.By Scott Detrow The vice president-elect joins NPR to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the looming impeachment trial in the Senate and the massive rescue plan the president-elect just unveiled.
Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIAJanuary 15, 2021 6:06 a.m.By The Associated PressPresident-elect Joe Biden is nominating New York emergency department commissioner Deanne Criswell to serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator and has tapped former CIA deputy director David Cohen to return to the agency in the same role he served during the Obama administration.
Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller charged in Capitol attackJanuary 14, 2021 8:02 p.m.By Brakkton Booker Klete Keller, 38, is facing three counts: obstructing law enforcement, knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on electionJanuary 14, 2021 7:14 p.m.By The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could go to trial as soon as Inauguration Day, with U.S. senators serving not only as jurors but as shaken personal witnesses and victims of the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
$1,400 checks and help for the jobless: What's in Biden's plan to rescue the economyJanuary 14, 2021 7:00 p.m.By Scott Horsley President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to address the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, 8 others criminally charged in Flint water crisisJanuary 14, 2021 5:53 p.m.By Brakkton Booker Together the group faces 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.
4min 16secFrom denial to obstruction: New book charts changing tactics of the fossil fuel lobbyJanuary 14, 2021 5:36 p.m.By Paul HuttnerRenowned climate scientist Michael Mann looks at the tactics fossil fuel interests are using to obstruct broad policy shifts that are our surest bet to “take back our planet.”
Minnesota lawmakers seek longer sentences for injuring copsJanuary 14, 2021 5:15 p.m.By The Associated PressRepublican state lawmakers are proposing to increase the penalty for the attempted murder of a police officer a year after a southern Minnesota officer was gravely wounded while on-duty.
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, including $1,400 stimulus checksJanuary 14, 2021 3:36 p.m.By The Associated PressSaying the nation faces “a crisis of deep human suffering,” President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the prolonged economic fallout.
Groups ask court to restore protections for U.S. gray wolvesJanuary 14, 2021 3:32 p.m.By The Associated PressWildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation.