Rail workers never stopped fighting for paid sick days. Now persistence is paying off The freight railroad CSX announced this week it had made a deal to provide paid sick leave to roughly 5,000 rail workers. The White House and lawmakers are pushing other railroads to follow suit. Andrea Hsu
Sen. Maria Cantwell questions Southwest over holiday cancellations U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to know how airlines can avoid another debacle like the one that led to more than 16,000 Southwest Airlines cancellations last December. Katie Campbell
Biden had a sick burn in his State of the Union speech. 'Lots of luck' explaining it President Biden wished congressional Republicans "lots of luck in your senior year" during his State of the Union speech — a taunt that had a lot of people wondering. Tamara Keith
Republican State of the Union rebuttals differed in more than just language Republican rebuttals to President Biden's speech were not only given in different languages but touched on different GOP priorities and addressed varied concerns to each separate audience. Ximena Bustillo
WA Democrats claim some Republicans privately support — but may not vote for — abortion protections State Democrats want to add abortion rights to Washington’s Constitution, but they need Republican votes to make that happen. David Hyde
Sen. John Fetterman spends the night in the hospital after feeling lightheaded The first-term Pennsylvania senator is in good spirits and has been talking with staff and family. He suffered a stroke last year, but initial tests Wednesday didn't show evidence of another stroke. Bill Chappell
An organization works to get Republicans to focus on issues important to Gen Z NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Joe Mitchell, who runs Gen Z GOP which supports young Republicans running for office — about the next generation of leadership in the Republican Party.
Washington won't be among early primary states ... that's OK, Democratic leaders say Brandon Hollingsworth
Romney tells Santos 'you don't belong here' in a tense State of the Union run-in Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the embattled New York congressman, who faces continued questions about his biography and campaign finances, should've been "sitting in the back row and staying quiet." Joe Hernandez
Biden's State of the Union address focused on middle and working-class voters 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. Scott Detrow
