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Next Up For The GOP Tax Bills: Making Them Match

Tax bills have passed in both the House and Senate. Host Steve Inskeep talks with Peter Morici and Jared Bernstein from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the challenges of reconciliation.

The front page of the Communist Party's flagship newspaper the <em>People's Daily</em> (center) and other papers are seen one day after the unveiling of the new Politburo Standing Committee in Beijing last year.

Chinese Leaders Leverage Media To Shape How The World Perceives China

Under President Xi Jinping, China has devoted massive resources to burnish its global image and focus overwhelming media attention on its leader. Now, "Xi Jinping is the message," observes one expert.

Brazilian and Chinese players practice at the Desportivo Brasil academy, in Porto Feliz, Brazil, in September.

China And Brazil Woo Each Other With Soccer Power

Each year Chinese youth teams send members to a Brazilian academy for 10 months of soccer coupled with regular school lessons, including classes in Portuguese.

The Largest, Deadliest and Most Destructive Fires in California History

This week the Camp Fire burning in Butte County became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, with 56 deaths reported as of Thursday afternoon. Officials expect the death toll to rise as recovery efforts continue. Five of the most destructive fires and two of the deadliest have occurred in the last two … Continue reading The Largest, Deadliest and Most Destructive Fires in California History →

Troy Balderson, Republican candidate for Ohio's 12th Congressional District, claims victory at an election night party on Tuesday. He holds a small lead over Democrat Danny O'Connor, but the race remains too close to call.

Republican Narrowly Leads In Ohio Special Election; Final Count Possibly Weeks Away

Republican Troy Balderson claimed victory, but Democrat Danny O'Connor has not conceded. More than 8,000 votes remain to be counted, with official results not expected until at least Aug. 24.

The House on Thursday agreed to reauthorize a controversial spying bill after President Trump — whose administration supports it — blasted the measure on Twitter.

Controversial Spy Law Passes House After Shots From Trump, Who Then Supported It

President Trump took aim at a controversial surveillance law hours after the White House issued a statement calling for Congress to reauthorize it. The politics are fraught.

President Trump signs the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package into law on Dec. 22.

The GOP's New Tax Plan Will Affect Everyone, But Will It Grow The Economy?

You asked, we answered: Will the GOP tax plan boost economic growth? Not much (if at all), say many economists.

Elez Biberaj was acting director of Voice of America until Tuesday, when he accepted a demotion rather than retire.

VOA Director Forced Aside In Drive To Embed Trump Loyalists Before Biden Era

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack removed Acting Voice of America Director Elez Biberaj, part of a broad effort to install Trump supporters before the Biden administration comes to power.

Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, here in January, is President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary.

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

Cardona is a former teacher and has spent much of the pandemic pushing to reopen schools. President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate him on Tuesday evening.

President Trump and then-chief strategist Steve Bannon in April. They no longer work together in the White House, but they both seem primed to go to war with the GOP establishment.

Trump, Bannon Maneuvers Could Threaten GOP Senate Majority

Trump has criticized incumbent GOP senators while praising a Democrat who is a top GOP target. And Steve Bannon is threatening to boost primary challengers in GOP races, perhaps making 2018 tougher.

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