Idaho faces state and federal lawsuits over abortion law
Idaho's supreme court heard arguments Wednesday in lawsuits against the state's abortion laws. On Tuesday, the Biden administration sued over one of the laws, too.
Politics & Government
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in a car crash
The 58-year-old Republican lawmaker was killed Wednesday in a car accident in her northern Indiana District, according to her office. Three others also died in the crash.
Why conservative Kansas handed victory to abortion rights
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star about the historical background of Tuesday night's vote on abortion rights in the state.
Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color
The symbol of the post-Roe era might not be coat hangers. It may instead be prison bars.
Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries
Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have opened the door to abortion restrictions. Elsewhere, Trump showed strength in GOP races again. Both outcomes will impact the midterms.
How Liz Cheney's attempt to get reelected as Wyoming's member of the House is going
Liz Cheney won her House seat big in 2020. But splitting with Trump over election legitimacy and chairing the Jan. 6 hearings has her trailing a pro-Trump challenger by 20 points in a recent poll.
NC A&T receives $23.7M federal grant for clean energy workforce training
The federal government is awarding North Carolina A&T State University $23.7 million to develop a clean energy workforce training program.
Talk of 'invasion' moves from the fringe to the mainstream of GOP immigration message
With midterm elections looming, many Republican candidates have embraced increasingly extreme language about immigration. Immigrant advocates worry that such rhetoric stokes fear and hate.
Rep. Peter Meijer narrowly loses to Trump-endorsed challenger in Michigan primary
Freshman Republican Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
Election denier Finchem wins GOP nomination to oversee voting in Arizona
Mark Finchem was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and is a longstanding member of the right-wing extremist group the Oath Keepers.