Asma Khalid

Asma Khalid appears in the following:

The 'More Perfect' podcast examines the Supreme Court

Friday, May 12, 2023

Julia Longoria, host of the Supreme Court podcast "More Perfect," talks about the launch of their new season.

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U.S. anticipates an increase in asylum-seekers as Title 42 is set to end

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Title 42, which allows the US to reject asylum-seekers without a hearing, is set to end May 11. President Biden is sending troops to the border in anticipation of an increase in asylum-seekers there.

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First raise the debt limit. Then we can talk about spending, the White House insists

Thursday, April 20, 2023

White House chief of staff Jeff Zients says debt limit talks and spending negotiations must be kept separate — despite House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's insistence they be tied together.

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The White House is gearing up for a battle over abortion pill access

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Democrats campaigned on abortion rights in 2022. We examine how Vice President Harris and President Biden are talking about the issue — as the focus turns to next year's presidential race.

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Politics chat: The battle over abortion; calls for Senator Feinstein to step down

Sunday, April 16, 2023

The legal battle over abortion access continues, this time over the drug mifestone; also some Democrats call for Senator Dianne Feinstein to step down amid on-going health issues.

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Biden bets big on bringing factories back to America, building on some Trump ideas

Sunday, April 16, 2023

President Biden has embraced the idea of subsidies for key industries and measures to shut out Chinese competitors. Reviving manufacturing is a theme he's expected to run on in 2024.

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Biden wants to reshape the economy by investing in America, not unlike Trump

Thursday, April 13, 2023

President Biden has embraced the idea of subsidies for key industries and measures to shut out Chinese competitors. Reviving manufacturing is a theme he's expected to run on in 2024.

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Biden expresses concern for Israel judicial overhaul plan

Sunday, April 02, 2023

NPR correspondents in Jerusalem and at the White House take stock after President Biden spoke out against controversial judicial reform proposals in Israel.

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Politics chat: What Biden's diplomatic trips say about U.S. foreign policy

Sunday, March 26, 2023

We look at what the Biden Administration is trying to accomplish on a number of trips, both domestically and internationally.

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Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

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Learning from 2008, the Biden administration avoids the unpopular word: bailout

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The last time the government stepped in and rescued banks to save the economy, the politics were toxic. That's why Biden is branding the latest banking aid as a lifeline for small businesses and jobs.

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The Biden administration is calling for tougher penalties on bank executives

Sunday, March 19, 2023

The White House is looking for administrative fixes to tighten up banking regulations and supervision after it found itself backstopping uninsured deposits when two mid-sized banks failed.

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Biden and Putin both gave speeches for the anniversary of Russian invasion

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

President Biden spoke in Warsaw ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a day after his Kyiv visit. Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian nation in Moscow.

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Biden marks anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a speech in Warsaw

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Biden spoke near this same site 11 months ago at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As the war drags on, he's back -to boost the morale of NATO and make a plea for the fight to continue.

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Biden visits Kyiv and Poland for the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Monday, February 20, 2023

President Biden is marking the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a visit to neighboring Poland after a whirlwind secret trip to Kyiv.

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Kevin McCarthy leads his first border trip in his new role as House speaker

Friday, February 17, 2023

With Republicans in control of the House, Kevin McCarthy aimed to make good on promises he and his party made on the campaign trail to focus on border issues. He did that with a trip to the border.

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Biden appears to be making an effort to quell growing tensions with China

Friday, February 17, 2023

There isn't much high-level contact between Washington and Beijing these days, following the shooting down of a Chinese balloon. President Biden says he will speak with China's leader soon.

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Morning news brief

Friday, February 17, 2023

House Speaker McCarthy led GOP lawmakers on a trip to the southern border. Nicaragua's president ramps up attacks on political dissidents. Telsa is rolling out a fix to its full self-driving feature.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons is closing its deadliest unit over violence, abuse reports

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Following reporting by NPR and the Marshall Project, the Federal Bureau of Prisons cites a culture of abuse in shutting down one of the deadliest prison units in America.

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At a community meeting, residents voice concerns about Ohio train derailment

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Officials in Ohio say cleanup of the site of a derailed freight train that carried toxic chemicals is moving quickly, but some residents worry about the health impacts of the chemicals.

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