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First Lady Jill Biden takes a her seat before the start of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game between LSU and Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas.

After outcry, Jill Biden's office says White House invitation is for LSU women's team

6:20pm April 04, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

While it is tradition for the national champions to receive an invitation to visit the White House, runners up are not extended the same invite.

What Trump's arraignment was like at the courthouse

6:17pm April 04, 2023

by Ilya Marritz

For the first time, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is able to speak freely about the case against former President Donald Trump. People gathered both in support of Trump and the indictment.

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Courthouse where Trump pled not guilty was surrounded by press, police and protesters

5:38pm April 04, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to a 34-count felony indictment today in a Manhattan courthouse, which was barricaded and surrounded by law enforcement and onlookers.

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Former President Donald Trump sits with his defense team in a Manhattan court on Tuesday.

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In a historic first, former President Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts

5:28pm April 04, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The criminal charges — a historic first against a sitting or former president — are the culmination of an investigation into hush-money payments that Trump paid to cover up an alleged affair.

Former President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at criminal court in Manhattan for his arraignment hearing on Tuesday.

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Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts. Read the criminal charges

5:16pm April 04, 2023

by Washington Desk

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has announced a 34-count felony indictment of former President Donald Trump. Read the criminal charges here.

Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortions and is used in the vast majority of such abortions in the United State.

Washington state stockpiles thousands of abortion pills

5:12pm April 04, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Democratic state officials say they're ready to dispense thousands of mifepristone doses if access to the pill becomes difficult as a result of a pending federal lawsuit.

Why Chicago's runoff mayoral election has the nation's attention

4:51pm April 04, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

Chicago voters head to the polls on April 4 for a mayoral runoff election to choose the Democratic nominee. This local race is exposing divisions within the Democratic Party.

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Cooper lets changes to NC schools for deaf, blind become law

4:39pm April 04, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Governance of the state’s public residential schools for the deaf and the blind is being shifted to new trustee boards controlled by General Assembly appointees in

People stand in front of the Finnish national flag after a flag-raising ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2023.

Finland joins NATO over Russia's objection

4:27pm April 04, 2023

The Nordic nation's decision to join the defense alliance is seen as a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Stimson Center's Emma Ashford argues it could have downsides for NATO too.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas.

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Live updates: Donald Trump arraigned Tuesday in hush money payments case

3:36pm April 04, 2023

by NPR Staff

Former President Donald Trump has been processed and arraigned in New York after a grand jury voted to indict him last week.