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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
NPR
Courts & Law

Takeaways from Amy Coney Barrett’s Judiciary confirmation hearings

President Trump’s nominee deflected answering most questions, citing precedent that she can’t weigh in on issues she may rule on.

6 years ago

Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, in front of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

GOP pushes Barrett’s nomination ahead, Dems decry ‘sham’

Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg seems inevitable, as even some Senate Democrats acknowledged.

6 years ago

In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in before testifying during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)
Courts & Law

Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes

The postal service agreed to reverse all changes, which included reduced retail hours, and removal of collection boxes and mail sorting machines.

6 years ago

a 2020 census envelope
Politics & Policy

Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns

By sticking to the Dec. 31 deadline, the Trump administration would end up controlling the numbers used for the apportionment, no matter who wins next month’s election.

6 years ago

Sevy Guasch outside his home
NPR
Community

‘So hard to prove you exist’: Flawed fraud protections deny unemployment to millions

Efforts to prevent fraud in state unemployment systems are outdated, hurting millions of people with legitimate claims by causing lengthy and unnecessary delays.

6 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham
Politics & Policy

Election update: Senate races to watch

Will the GOP hold on to their majority in the US senate? A few months ago it looked like they would while today those results are less certain.

6 years ago

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Heather Griggs, a registered nurse and operations chief of the Umatilla County Public Health Department contact tracing center in Pendleton, Ore., updates a list of job assignments on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
NPR
Health

COVID-19 contact tracing workforce barely ‘inching up’ as cases surge

The number of people working to stop COVID-19 outbreaks from spreading is far from the level needed in most states, according to a new NPR survey and analysis.

6 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Election update: voter suppression, and Senate races to watch

Marty talks with Mother Jone's Ari Berman about the ways access to voting is being suppressed, then we hear about the pivotal Senate races.

Air Date: October 14, 2020 10:00 am

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A gurney is wheeled into an ambulance in New York
NPR
Health

Americans are dying in the pandemic at rates far higher than in other countries

Per capita deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and other causes are 85% higher than in countries like Germany and Israel. "The United States really has done remarkably badly."

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett skips past Democrats’ pressing questions

Senators are digging deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election.

6 years ago

The 2020 census form. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

‘Do not wait’: Philly urges residents to take the census as Supreme Court stops the count

Philly’s census organizers are urging residents to take the census now before the online portal is turned off following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.

6 years ago

Flight crew walk past thermal cameras that check passengers' body temperatures at Los Angeles International Airport on June 23. As businesses look to reopen, technology firms are offering an array of monitoring systems to try to control the coronavirus.
NPR
Health

More companies are using technology to monitor for coronavirus in the workplace

As businesses reopen, tech firms are offering monitoring systems to screen for COVID, ranging from apps that ask about symptoms to software that tracks employees' movements.

6 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the University of Akron as NBA star LeBron James listens
Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting

Obama's When We All Vote and James' More Than A Vote are teaming to provide transportation, food, music, PPE and other support at at early voting sites around the country.

6 years ago

Supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court.
NPR
Courts & Law

Protesters flock to Supreme Court, Capitol Hill for Amy Coney Barrett hearings

U.S. Capitol Police say 21 people were arrested and charged with "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," and one person was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee, during the first day of her Senate confirmation hearing
NPR
Courts & Law

Watch live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The nomination has become a political lightning rod as Democrats charge that Republicans are rushing it to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 election.

6 years ago

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