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The filibuster can stop bills from reaching the Senate floor and lead to hours-long speeches. It can be hard to understand what a filibuster is, why we have it and how it impacts the country.

Hong Kong's autonomy from China has eroded, and the city has some of the strictest COVID-19 policies in the world. And that's making it a difficult place to do business.

Russia says it's de-escalating its forces near Ukraine. Florida's House passes a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The DOJ is suing Missouri over its controversial firearm law.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to directors Jacqueline Olive and Barak Goodman about the Apple TV+ docuseries, Lincoln's Dilemma, and how the fight for emancipation was larger than one man.

Red zip codes are getting redder and blue zip codes are getting bluer, causing many to rarely interact with folks with whom they disagree. People are purposely moving to places reflecting their views.

Across the country, some 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells are leaking methane, a potent climate-warming gas. Now billions of dollars from the infrastructure law will be spent to cap them.

With the omicron surge fading, the Biden administration is looking to the next phase of the pandemic. Americans appear eager to get there.

Among the changes, the corporate income tax rate would be lowered from 6.0% to 3.9%. The individual income tax rate would drop from 4.25% to 3.9%.

Sat., Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | WKAR celebrates Black History Month with stories from the local community.

The so-called "freedom convoys" are exploiting populist grievances and are amplified by social media and grifters seeking to make a buck.