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A confusing patchwork of state laws began to take shape hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Here's where things stand now on the abortion issue.
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President Trump blew up what could have been a win for his party — and he did it to force lawmakers to pass an elections overhaul bill that has been all but doomed in the Senate.
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Republicans hoped to celebrate passage of a bipartisan spending bill on Wednesday — until President Trump scuttled their plans. It was the latest in a series of rifts between Trump and his party.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, the day after all three Congressional candidates he endorsed won their Democratic primary elections.
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President Trump has cancelled a signing planned for today of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, the largest housing affordability in decades passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress.
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The U.S. Postal Service is no longer set to be out of cash in 2027, the agency's head says. But its finances remain shaky as Trump officials keep putting it in political hot water.
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President Trump has claimed without evidence that problems at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool were caused by vandalism.
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Earlier this month, President Trump signed a proclamation allowing commercial fishing in three national marine monuments in the Pacific, spanning a total of half a million square miles.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the primary victories of the three Democrats he endorsed Tuesday night.
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Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.