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Former President Donald Trump addresses the North Carolina Republican Party's annual state convention on June 5.

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Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show

3:11pm June 15, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

Emails released by the House Oversight Committee show Trump pressuring his acting attorney general even before William Barr stepped down from the position.

President Biden is set to leave Brussels on Tuesday for Geneva, the last leg of a trip where he sought to mend fences with allies and take a tougher stance on Moscow and Beijing.

Biden And The EU Call A Truce In A 17-Year Trade Fight To Focus On Threats From China

1:38pm June 15, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden tried to repair ties with European allies and convinced them to take a tougher stance on China. Next he'll confront Russia. But selling this at home remains the hardest part.

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Melvin and his son Nestor were one family that was separated under former President Trump's zero tolerance immigration policy. Nestor says he would have nightmares about the separation.

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How Families, Separated At The Border By Trump Policies, Are Coping

9:15am June 15, 2021

by Rachel Martin

Some of the migrant families who were separated at the U.S. border during the Trump administration are back together. A Salvadoran father and son share their experience.

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Container ships sit idle in San Francisco Bay just outside of the Port of Oakland in San Francisco in March.

How 'Chaos' In The Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy

8:55am June 15, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.

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How Biden Tried To Mend Fences With European Allies

7:57am June 15, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden took great pains to try to repair ties with European allies at the G-7 and NATO summits over the past six days. He'll meet with Russian President Putin on Wednesday.

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Catholic Bishops Consider Whether Pro-Choice Politicians Should Be Denied Communion

5:52am June 15, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter about U.S. Catholic Bishops considering whether pro-choice politicians should be prohibited from taking communion.

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News Brief: Biden Mends Fences, California Reopens, Border Separations

5:35am June 15, 2021

Biden meets with European leaders in Brussels. Most pandemic restrictions in California are lifted Tuesday. A father and son from El Salvador describe being separated because of Trump border policies.

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The U.S. Department of Justice is seen Friday.

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A House Panel Will Investigate Trump DOJ Surveillance Of Lawmakers And Journalists

10:19pm June 14, 2021

by Benjamin Swasey

A Democratic-led committee will probe efforts by the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice to seize metadata from devices belonging to members of Congress, journalists and the then-White House counsel.

President Biden touches a piece of steel from the World Trade Center at a memorial to the 9/11 attacks Monday at NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO allies joined in a collective defense with the U.S. after the terror attacks.

Biden Says Russia's Putin Is A 'Worthy Adversary' Whether Or Not He Trusts Him

6:25pm June 14, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden reassured his NATO allies that the U.S. has their backs, and said he was gratified that the alliance will now also focus on challenges from China, climate change and cyberattacks.

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Triad Cities Weigh Whether To Reopen Council Meetings To The Public

5:13pm June 14, 2021

by April Laissle

For the first time in more than a year, the Greensboro City Council is planning to allow members of the public to attend its meetings in-person, but only under certain circumstances.