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The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On top of aid to Ukraine and a trillion-dollar budget, Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and passed legislation which makes lynching a federal hate crime.They also voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, but only because some senators who were opposed reportedly didn't know the vote was happening.And Black Americans are mobilizing in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination. If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman on the high court. Hearings begin next week.This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, acting congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, politics and racial justice correspondent Juana Summers.Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Mar 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.