• All Things Considered

  HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the administration's response to the Omicron variant

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Biden administration's ongoing response to the Omicron variant.
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  Congress avoids a government shutdown — but a long to-do list looms

  Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.

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  TED Radio Hour

  Bob Inglis: How I changed my mind about climate change

  Former GOP congressman Bob Inglis used to believe climate change wasn't real. But after a candid conversation with his children and a hard look at the evidence, he began to change his mind.

• Morning Edition

  Harris and Buttigieg go to North Carolina to promote Biden's infrastructure plan

  The one-time presidential rivals went to Charlotte to promote the infrastructure act. They also fended off increased chatter about how the president's low approval ratings could affect their futures.
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  House approves a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown

  The measure now heads to the Senate, where prospects for quick passage are in doubt ahead of a Friday deadline. A few Republicans have said they'd object to fast-tracking the bill.

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  U.S. will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers

  Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans to comply with a court order.

• Morning Edition

  Sen. Elizabeth Warren is focused on bringing in more tax revenue for the IRS

  NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about the U.S. economy and rising inflation.

• All Things Considered

  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he won't be running for reelection

  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican, says he won't run for a third term. Although he's one of the nation's most popular governors, Baker was facing a tough primary challenge.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Sawant Recall vote in Seattle is about more than three charges

  The November elections are over, but there’s still a political battle brewing in one district, where the only socialist Seattle City Council member, Kshama Sawant, is the target of a December 7 Recall Election. Technically it’s a contest over three formal charges that Sawant broke the law, but for many voters in District 3, which includes Capitol Hill and the Central Area, it’s a referendum on Sawant’s politics and her political style.
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  Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court

  The fate of abortion in the U.S. appeared to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

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