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Yaël Braun-Pivet, a member of the centrist alliance Ensemble (Together) smiles at the National Assembly, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Paris.

The first woman speaker of France's parliament defends the right to abortion

11:40pm June 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The National Assembly elects Yael Braun-Pivet as speaker as it prepares to tackle proposals on fighting inflation and enshrining abortion rights in the French Constitution.

An image of former President Donald Trump talking to his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, testifies about events around the Capitol insurrection to the House Jan. 6 select committee.

Trump's legal exposure may be growing – and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

10:44pm June 28, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath about a volatile and angry president who was prone to throwing dishes, knew that supporters were armed and didn't want the riot to stop.

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister delivers a report on Epic Charter Schools during a news conference June 21, 2022, in Oklahoma City. She will challenge Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt in November.

In Oklahoma, former Republican Joy Hofmeister will face Gov. Kevin Stitt in November

10:16pm June 28, 2022

by Ryan LaCroix

In Oklahoma, state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister left the GOP to run against Gov. Kevin Stitt who fiercely opposes abortion rights, defends gun rights and is endorsed by former President Trump.

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

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Here's every word from the sixth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

6:23pm June 28, 2022

Read the full transcript from the June 28 House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing.

A voter presents identification at a polling site for the 2020 elections in New Orleans. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court's order for the creation of a second majority Black congressional district in the state.

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The Supreme Court has delayed creating a majority Black voting district in Louisiana

6:19pm June 28, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

After a lower court found a Louisiana congressional map likely dilutes votes of Black voters, the Supreme Court put on hold an order for a second majority Black congressional district to be created.

Turkey has dropped its objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO

6:09pm June 28, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

NATO leades say Turkey has dropped its objection to Finland and Sweden being invited into the alliance — one of the most significant reactions by the West so far to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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What the former White House aide's testimony could mean for the Jan. 6 investigation

6:08pm June 28, 2022

Tuesday's surprise hearing of the Jan. 6 committee came with some explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. She was an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

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Trump said he knew Jan. 6 crowd members had weapons, ex-White House aide testified

6:00pm June 28, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

A former White House aide told the House Jan. 6 committee that President Trump knew the crowd was armed and tried overpowering a secret service agent to go to the Capitol.

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A video of former President Donald Trump from his Jan. 6 Rose Garden statement is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies during the sixth hearing held by the House select committee investigati

Trump didn't want to stop Capitol attack, former White House aide testifies

5:55pm June 28, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

Former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson recalls exchange between her boss and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who warned "Somebody is going to die and this is going to be on your effing hands."

VP Harris responds to SCOTUS ruling that there is no constitutional right to abortion

5:40pm June 28, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris has a long history working on reproductive rights. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with her about what the White House will do now that the Supreme Court has overturned 'Roe v. Wade.'

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