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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government

The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday on President Biden's massive infrastructure and jobs plan. Manchin's position in the Senate means he will have a lot of say on whether the package includes everything the Biden administration wants, and on how to pay for it.

West Virginia Unions Pressure Manchin To Back Biden On Infrastructure Plan

In an evenly divided Senate, the moderate Democrat is key to passing President Biden's massive infrastructure and jobs proposal. Now he's facing pressure from unions back home to support the measure.

NPR lawsuit alleges Corporation for Public Broadcasting gave in to political pressure

NPR is accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in federal court of reneging on a contract to appease the White House.

A man drives a car in a damaged street of La Marsa, outside Tunis, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. To outsiders, Tunisia's legislative elections Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 look questionable: Many opposition parties are boycotting. A new electoral law makes it harder for women to compete. Foreign media aren't allowed to talk to candidates.

There is pressure on the Tunisian president after election turnout was less than 9%

Tunisians on Saturday voted to elect a new parliament, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country.

Diploma-less Candidate Pressured To Drop Out Of State House Race

Updated 8/14 at 9:42 a.m. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is reporting State House candidate Melissa Howard admitted Monday that she lied about having a...

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili has been outspoken in her support of Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia's invasion.

Georgia's president wants to stand up for Ukraine despite government pressure

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, who the Georgian government is threatening to sue over her support for Ukraine.

Some Boston Landlords Flout Eviction Bans, Pressure Tenants To Leave

Eviction bans were supposed to keep tenants in their homes amid the pandemic. But an investigation found landlords pressured tenants, especially immigrant workers, to move out when they couldn't pay.

Larry Nassar arrives in court to listen to victim impact statements during his sentencing hearing after being accused of molesting more than 100 girls while he was a physician for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, where he had his sports medicine practice, on Jan. 17, 2018 in Lansing, Mich. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

As Nassar Sentencing Continues, Pressure Grows For Michigan State President To Resign

The former USA Gymnastics team doctor has admitted to using his position to sexually abuse underage girls. More than 120 women have spoken so far.

A government shutdown is looming even though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden made an agreement earlier this year that was supposed to prevent this exact outcome.

Senate takes a first step in a new plan to pressure House on spending

The Senate voted 77 to 19 to start the process for considering a stop-gap spending bill with funding for Ukraine and disaster relief. Even if the Senate is able to pass it, House action is unclear.

West Virginia Public Broadcasting dismissed part-time reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely after she covered allegations of the mistreatment of people with disabilities in the state's care. Knisely (left) is shown reporting in this 2021 photograph.

Reporter's dismissal exposes political pressures on West Virginia Public Broadcasting

A reporter was dismissed after state officials complained — the latest instance of political pressure on the station from Gov. Jim Justice's administration and some state legislators.

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