Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow appears in the following:

Politics chat: Biden's target voter base in 2024; nuclear submarine sale to Australia

Sunday, March 12, 2023

President Biden hasn't announced running for office in 2024, we look at signals that he knows which voter base he'll be targeting. We also look an impending sale of nuclear submarines to Australia.

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Many voters think Biden is too old for a second term. The White House isn't worried

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Polls and focus groups show many voters are worried about President Biden's advanced age. But the White House isn't worried that will hurt him if he runs for a second term.

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What Biden's physical means for a 2024 White House run

Friday, February 17, 2023

Biden is active and healthy for his age, as his physical demonstrated. If he runs for reelection and wins, he'd be 86 years old at the end of the next term. Many voters say his age is still a concern.

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Critics say Americans need answers from Biden on the unidentified flying objects

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The White House is under pressure to do a better job explaining why the military is suddenly shooting objects out of the sky, as well as what those objects are.

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The latest on U.S. fighter jets shooting objects out of the sky

Monday, February 13, 2023

There's a lot of confusion about how U.S. fighter jets have come to be shooting so many objects out of the sky the past few days. The White House is under pressure to explain.

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Politics chat: Biden on Social Security; DeSantis' battle with Disney

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Some political items of note, including President Biden capitalizing on Republican calls to cut Social Security and Medicare, and Gov. Ron DeSantis' battle with Disney.

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Biden's State of the Union address focused on middle and working-class voters

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

While President Biden was addressing Congress, his message was also for people watching at home — voters whose support he will need to secure a run for a second term.

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The State of the Union will showcase the state of the Biden-McCarthy relationship

Monday, February 06, 2023

President Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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The 'He Gets Us' campaign promotes Jesus. But who's behind it — and what's the goal?

Friday, February 03, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Religion News Service's Bob Smietana about the "He Gets Us" campaign, which is spending millions to promote Jesus while its funding and overall goal remain unclear.

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A look at Biden and McCarthy's relationship ahead of the State of the Union address

Thursday, February 02, 2023

When President Biden gives his State of the Union address, new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be seated above his shoulder, on the dais.

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Another classified doc search, a debt ceiling meeting and a new presidential campaign

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

There's a lot going on in politics: another search for classified documents, an opening meeting on the debt ceiling and a new player in the Republican nomination race.

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Biden's East Coast tour trumpets new projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

President Biden is touring projects made possible by past legislation to try to get credit. It's a push to contrast his agenda with that of Republicans ahead of an expected 2024 reelection race.

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The FBI searched Biden's home and found more classified documents

Saturday, January 21, 2023

President Biden's personal lawyers had already searched his Wilmington home for classified documents. The FBI did another search and found still more, some dating back to Biden's time in the Senate.

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Biden tests positive for COVID and shows mild symptoms, White House says

Thursday, July 21, 2022

The 79-year-old president "will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," a White House statement said.

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Biden avoids a handshake with Saudi crown prince, but fist bump doesn't go over well

Friday, July 15, 2022

Sidestepping the bad optics of a handshake with the crown prince deemed to have approved the operation that led to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden opted for a fist bump.

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Biden gets an earful in the Oval from Mexican President López Obrador

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

President Biden met with Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador a month after the Mexican president boycotted a regional summit. Biden's public remarks were brief. López Obrador — not so much.

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President Biden touts gun safety legislation, but many say he's not doing enough

Monday, July 11, 2022

President Biden is under pressure from people in his own party who say he's not meeting the moment. On Monday, he'll get a new chance to make his case on one of those issues: gun safety.

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Biden is expected to sign an executive order to protect abortion rights

Friday, July 08, 2022

The White House says President Biden will try to answer the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, and preserve access to abortion services by signing an executive order on reproductive rights.

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Biden's picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom largely reflect his own politics

Thursday, July 07, 2022

President Biden gives the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to a group of 17 people who in large part sum up his political brand.

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The Biden administration has to change course on climate change after Court ruling

Saturday, July 02, 2022

Aides to President Biden say the administration still has options it can pursue in its effort to control climate change despite an adversarial Supreme Court ruling this week.

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