A new COVID-19 treatment will be available starting Monday — it promises to keep more people out of the hospital, but distributing it might pose some challenges. Also, despite the Trump campaign's efforts, Georgia certified its results, and Michigan and Pennsylvania will do the same on Monday, all in favor of President-Elect Joe Biden. And, we look at the politics behind how a former Mexican defense minister was freed and allowed to return home despite facing drug charges in the U.S..
Episodes
Date
Duration
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021
Today, the U.S. Senate will receive the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection. But the...
Monday 25 January 2021
00:14:03
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021
What will happen to Fox News after President Trump leaves office? Fox News is facing Trump's anger for not being sufficiently "loyal," and...
Sunday 24 January 2021
00:23:35
Biden's Challenges, COVID-19 Imperatives, Wuhan One Year Later
President Biden faces major challenges, from the coronavirus to unemployment, all of which threaten to imperil the nation as well as his...
Saturday 23 January 2021
00:15:01
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
President Biden wants 100 million coronavirus vaccinations in his first 100 days. But Pfizer and Moderna have fallen behind in their...
Friday 22 January 2021
00:13:13
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
President Biden's top priority is getting the pandemic under control. What do his first executive actions tell us about how he plans to do...
Thursday 21 January 2021
00:13:40
BREAKING NEWS: President Trump Leaves The White House
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump leave the White House. Trump delivers brief remarks at Joint Base Andrews.
Wednesday 20 January 2021
00:10:31
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States today. What does the new president plan for the hours after his...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
00:14:02
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
It is Donald Trump's last full day as president. The last full day that he can use the power to pardon. Who might Trump choose? The Senate...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
00:13:30
Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
Despite months of attempts to overturn democracy, the presidential transfer of power will happen this week. Thousands of U.S. troops will...
Monday 18 January 2021
00:13:27
BONUS: Kamala Harris Discusses The Capitol Riot And Stimulus Package
In this bonus episode, Kamala Harris answers The NPR Politics Podcast's questions about the current moment. With days until she and Joe...
Sunday 17 January 2021
00:16:07
Vaccine Plan, Insurrection Investigation, State Capitols Brace For Protests
President-elect Joe Biden laid out his plans to speed up vaccinations as soon as he takes office. More than 100 people have been arrested,...
Saturday 16 January 2021
00:14:49
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
The incoming Biden-Harris administration has big plans. They want $1.9 trillion in new spending to help Americans. State capitals across the...
Friday 15 January 2021
00:14:37
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. The upcoming Senate trial won't start until Joe Biden is inaugurated....
Thursday 14 January 2021
00:14:02
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Today, the House will vote to impeach President Trump a second time. This time some House Republicans are on board. What about the Senate? A...
Wednesday 13 January 2021
00:14:20
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
More than 200 House members are now calling for President Trump's removal. But how many Republicans will join their Democratic colleagues?...
Tuesday 12 January 2021
00:13:11
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Democrats demand accountability for President Trump's actions. If their push to invoke the 25th Amendment fails, they'll try to impeach him...
Monday 11 January 2021
00:13:50
BONUS: What To Tell Kids When The News Is Scary
When the headlines are terrifying, how can parents make sure kids get the facts without traumatizing them? Whether it's a school shooting, a...
Sunday 10 January 2021
00:26:27
Saturday January 9, 2021
There are growing voices for the President to resign or face impeachment or removal via the 25th amendment. Hundreds of law enforcement...
Saturday 09 January 2021
00:15:14
Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Two members of President Trump's cabinet resigned on Thursday. Democrats in Congress say it's not the secretaries who need to go, but Trump...
Friday 08 January 2021
00:14:32
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021
Extremist supporters of President Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol, but they failed to stop Congress from affirming Biden's win. Lawmakers...
Thursday 07 January 2021
00:13:46
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021
Democrat Raphael Warnock wins his Senate runoff election in Georgia. A second race is still too close to call. On Capitol Hill, Congress...
Wednesday 06 January 2021
00:13:40
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
People in Georgia will finish voting today. At stake is control of the U.S. Senate. But the runoff elections have been overshadowed by the...
Tuesday 05 January 2021
00:14:47
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
President Trump called Georgia's top elections official on Saturday and asked him for help to overturn the state's election result. This...
Monday 04 January 2021
00:13:37
BONUS: Black And Up In Arms
A bonus episode from NPR's Code Switch on a topic that makes headlines in the U.S. more than almost anywhere else in the world: gun...
Sunday 03 January 2021
00:49:49
Saturday, January 2, 2021
A normally divided Congress comes together to override Trump's veto of a sweeping defense bill. On the one-year anniversary of the killing...
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A new COVID-19 treatment will be available starting Monday — it promises to keep more people out of the hospital, but distributing it might pose some challenges. Also, despite the Trump campaign's efforts, Georgia certified its results, and Michigan and Pennsylvania will do the same on Monday, all in favor of President-Elect Joe Biden. And, we look at the politics behind how a former Mexican defense minister was freed and allowed to return home despite facing drug charges in the U.S..