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Politics & Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Russia's Putin has recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, raising tensions with West. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Radio Times
International

The crisis in Ukraine: Russian aggression, U.S. sanctions, and the future of the region

Russian troops moved into two pro-Russia regions in Ukraine. President Biden has ordered sanctions against Russia’s financial institutions. What lies ahead in this conflict?

Air Date: February 23, 2022 10:00 am

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A Ukrainian army officer looks at his phone in a local train
International
Military
Public Safety

Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates

Hopes for a diplomatic way out of a new, potentially devastating war in Europe appeared all but sunk as the U.S. and key European allies accused Moscow of crossing a red line.

4 years ago

Hundreds arrive at Pennsauken Community Rec Center
Black Lives Matter
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

New Jersey has struggled for centuries to talk about reparations. Can that change in 2022?

For decades, Black state lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully to move legislation that would require New Jersey to talk about reparations.

4 years ago

NPR
International
Military

Why Luhansk and Donetsk are key to understanding the latest escalation in Ukraine

The rebel-controlled territories, Luhansk and Donetsk, comprise a larger region called Donbas that borders Russia.

4 years ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is aware that classified material has been found on former President Trump's property in Mar-a-Lago. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability

Garland confirms classified material found among records taken from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Several former government officials have been charged with unauthorized removal or retention of documents.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium
International
Military
Public Safety

Biden announces sanctions against Russian oligarchs, banks

The actions are a red line that President Joe Biden has said would result in the U.S. levying severe sanctions against Moscow.

4 years ago

A child covers his face with his hands.
NPR
History
Income Inequality
Kids

Why America has been so stingy in fighting child poverty

The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz stands with hands clasped in front of him, wearing a dark blue suit and a red tie.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Mehmet Oz wants us to know why he’s here in Pa. Will enough voters buy it?

He’s doing events to introduce himself as a serious, conservative politician — but always with a reminder: He’s still Dr. Oz of daytime TV fame.

4 years ago

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U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos, shown here during his 2021 Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., began serving as the first Latino to head the federal government's largest statistical agency in January. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
NPR
Government
Government Accountability

U.S. census director says bureau is strengthening ‘firewall’ after Trump meddling

The revelation comes after years of meddling with the 2020 census by former President Donald Trump's administration.

4 years ago

People wave Russian national flags celebrating the recognizing the independence in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. In a fast-moving political theater, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved quickly to recognize the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in a show of defiance against the West amid fears of Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
International
Military

War fears grow as Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine

A long-feared Russian invasion of Ukraine appeared to be imminent Monday, if not already underway.

4 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election
Elections
Government Accountability
National
Pennsylvania

How fake electors tried to throw result to Trump

Officials are digging deeper into the role that fake slates of electors played in Trump's effort to cling to power after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

4 years ago

People walk past anti-tank barriers in the Donetsk region town of Avdiivka
NPR
International
Military
Public Safety

The U.S. warns that Russia has a ‘kill list’ of Ukrainians to be detained or killed

If Russia invades, "there will be an even greater form of brutality" as it "will not simply be some conventional war between two armies," per Biden national security advisor.

4 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Elections
New Jersey

In a historic first, N.J. commission adopts bipartisan legislative district map

The redrawing of N.J. state legislative districts is almost complete. Its impact will be felt in the 2023 races.

4 years ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
Government
Taxes

Bill would nearly double property tax credit for Delaware residents 65 and over

The rebate was cut from $500 to $400 five years ago when state revenues were lagging. Now, with the treasury flush, a bill would increase it to $750.

4 years ago

A local resident of the Ukrainian-controlled village of Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region, gestures as she cleans up debris from her home after the shelling by Russia-backed separatists on February 18, 2022. (AlekseyFilippov/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

Putin and Macron discuss a cease-fire in Ukraine as shelling appears to escalate

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Sunday and agreed to work toward setting a meeting within hours.

4 years ago

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