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| Dems urge Biden to do more on abortion: Congressional Democrats, led by the Democratic Women’s Caucus, are calling on President Biden to protect patients who get abortions or miscarry from criminal prosecution. They cite the case of Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman who faced felony charges after suffering a miscarriage last year. The case was ultimately dropped, but not before Watts was investigated and charged with “abuse of a corpse” after going to a hospital for treatment.
House gets something done: Really! In a rare moment of bipartisan lawmaking, the House of Representatives passed a package that expands the child tax credit – which gives families with children a break on their federal tax bill – for three years. The changes would allow more low-income families to use the credit and allow many families to receive a larger benefit. The package also restores tax breaks for businesses that Republicans had pushed for, and credits to develop more low-income housing. But, the bill’s fate in the Senate is unclear.
Show me the money (for the national security supplemental): After months of negotiations, a bipartisan deal that pairs aid to Ukraine and Israel with border policy changes is slated to be released this weekend. That will be the first time lawmakers see the full bill text, but divisions are already emerging on the framework of the deal. Basically, Trump hates it. Speaker Mike Johnson says it’s dead on arrival in the House. But Republican and Democratic Senate negotiators are holding out hope that a consensus can emerge.
Austin’s mea culpa: Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin said Thursday that he “should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis.” He said he takes “full responsibility” and that he “did not handle this right.” Austin is under fire from lawmakers for not disclosing his hospital stays for prostate cancer in December and January. He said he is recovering and has no plans to resign.
DOJ investigating Democrat’s campaign spending: Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., confirmed Tuesday that the Justice Department is investigating her campaign’s spending on security services. Bush says she retained her now-husband as part of her security team based on his past experience, and claims he provides services at or below-market rate. Bush says she did not misuse any campaign funds and is cooperating fully. |
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Going Deeper: A Historic Proceeding |
A House committee voted this week to approve articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the influx of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Over the course of more than 10 hours, committee members argued over whether Mayorkas committed any high crimes and misdemeanors. The full House could vote on the articles this week.
There has only been one other impeachment of a cabinet secretary in history.
🎧 The NPR Politics Podcast broke down the story.
⚖️ NPR’s Consider This examined whether this is about high crimes and misdemeanors, or politics as usual
📚 A constitutional scholar discussed the legal context and the historic nature of the proceedings |
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The Shot: Are You Ready For It? |
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Dear readers, if you didn’t know by now, your newsletter writer is a Swiftie. And this week, my professional and personal worlds collided.
Taylor Swift’s high-profile romance with Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has become fodder for far-right conspiracy theories. Trump-supporting conservatives have claimed that the NFL “rigged” a Chiefs victory, and that Swift is going to endorse Joe Biden during the Super Bowl halftime show. Fox News host Jesse Watters speculated that Swift is a Pentagon psyop.
Luckily, NPR’s own Shannon Bond has made sense of all of this for us.
And as a palate cleanser, our Rachel Treisman mapped out how Swift can make it back from her concert in Tokyo in time for the big game. |
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