Mara Liasson appears in the following:
Biden's Push For Vaccine Mandates Indicates A Change In Pandemic Politics
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
President Biden's push for vaccine mandates is supported by a majority of voters, but it marks a break with his previous unifying tone — a sign that Democrats see pandemic politics changing.
Politics Chat: Democrats At Odds Over Government Spending
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Moderate and Progressive Congressional Democrats at odds over their party's two big spending bills, plus a deadline for the debt limit looms this week.
Politics Chat: Police Out-Numbered Demonstrators At 'Justice For J6' Rally
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Attendance at the "Justice for J6" rally in Washington was dwarfed by police presence around a secured Capitol building.
Politics Chat: Biden Announces New Mandates Aimed To Mitigate Pandemic
Sunday, September 12, 2021
President Biden is resolute about enforcing the administration's new, tougher plan to combat the pandemic, which includes vaccination and testing mandates. Republican governors are threatening to sue.
Biden Witnesses Dignified Transfer Of Remains In Delaware Ceremony
Sunday, August 29, 2021
President Biden went to Dover, Del., where a "dignified transfer" of the remains of service members killed in Kabul last week took place on Sunday.
Biden: U.S. Is Making Progress On Afghanistan Evacuations
Sunday, August 22, 2021
President Biden delivered remarks from the White House about the ongoing effort to evacuate thousands of people from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Politics Chat: Biden Promised Normalcy, But He Is Struggling To Rein In The Chaos
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Is the summer ending on a politically damaging down note for President Biden?
After U.S. Withdrawal In Afghanistan, Tough Questions Await Biden Administration
Sunday, August 15, 2021
President Biden met with national security officials by video conference this morning to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
U.S. Diplomats Scramble To Evacuate Now-Shuttered Embassy In Kabul
Sunday, August 15, 2021
The Taliban are at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is shuttered. A small group of U.S. diplomats are now working out of a makeshift office at Kabul's airport.
President Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Sunday, August 15, 2021
President Biden met with national security officials by video conference this morning to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
Politics Chat: What The Taliban's Advancement In Afghanistan Means For Biden
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Afghistan's collapse could prove damaging to President Biden's agenda but the public does not have a strong appetite for continuing a military presence there.
Politics Chat: Getting Infrastructure Passed Will Be Challenging Task For Biden
Sunday, August 08, 2021
We take a look at the state of the infrastructure deal moving through the Senate and the hurdles Democrats face in getting it passed.
Politics Chat: Biden Administration Pushes On With Promise To Control The Pandemic
Sunday, August 01, 2021
Confusing messaging from the CDC, and a more urgent push to get Americans vaccinated, plus the prospects of two infrastructure packages making their way through Congress.
Monday Morning Politics: Congress To Investigate Jan. 6
Monday, July 26, 2021
Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR, ticks through the biggest political stories to watch for in the coming days, including tomorrow's Jan. 6 hearings.
Politics Chat: Vaccination Rates Grow In Some Conservative States
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Despite political polarization, a growing number of people in some conservative states are getting vaccinated. Partisans still disagree about the January 6 attack on Congress.
Understanding Breakthrough COVID Infections
Sunday, July 25, 2021
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Dr. Cassandra Pierre of the Boston University School of Medicine about COVID infections in vaccinated people.
Politics Chat: Biden Voices Support For Continuing Child Tax Credit, DACA
Sunday, July 18, 2021
The Biden administration's approach to the economy, plus developments over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and the current state of infrastructure negotiations in Congress.
Politics Chat: Biden Returns From Trip Abroad To Continued Fight To Pass Bills
Sunday, June 20, 2021
With his relatively smooth international trip behind him, President Joe Biden has returned to a very deadlocked Washington DC, where centrists in his own party are locking key pieces of legistlation.
Politics Chat: Infrastructure Negotiations Continue, Biden Visits G-7 Leaders
Sunday, June 13, 2021
We look at another bipartisan effort to save President Biden's infrastructure bill. We also look at the president's efforts to mend fences with our allies in the G-7 and NATO.
A Growing Number Of Critics Raise Alarms About The Electoral College
Thursday, June 10, 2021
The Electoral College, which has benefited Republicans in some recent elections, also factors into debate over GOP bills aiming to change state-level election laws.
