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"This will help a lot of single parents out there," Daisy Hohman, a Minnesota mother whose tax refunds were garnished after her three children were placed in foster care, says of the change in federal guidance.

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The federal government will allow states to stop charging families for foster care

1:43pm July 01, 2022

by Joseph Shapiro

Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.

Map: NPR tracked four key influencers who appeared at at least 308 events in 45 states and the District of Columbia, often with elected officials, candidates, and grassroots organizations.

Election deniers have taken their fraud theories on tour — to nearly every state

3:52pm June 30, 2022

Even as the Jan. 6 hearings play out, election misinformation keeps spreading. NPR tracked four leaders preaching false information about election fraud at hundreds of grassroots events nationwide.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks as hundreds protesters gathered on June 24 in Union Square in New York City, N.Y., to protest against the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

In N.Y.'s primary, 2 Democrats and 4 Republicans are running to oust Gov. Hochul

5:00am June 27, 2022

by Jon Campbell

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a full term after succeeding Andrew Cuomo who resigned last year. If elected in November, she would be the first woman chosen by voters as New York's governor.

An illlustration of a meeting at the Oval Office of the White House appears onscreen during a hearing by the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in Washington on Thursday.

Former DOJ officials detail threatening to resign en masse in meeting with Trump

8:06pm June 23, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Witnesses in today's hearing revealed details of a dramatic Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3, 2021.

This photo shows the car that South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was driving on Sept. 12, 2020 when he struck and killed a pedestrian. Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, that Ravnsborg was distracted before he dro

South Dakota AG removed from post after hitting and killing a pedestrian

10:38am June 22, 2022

by Lee Strubinger

State Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was impeached and removed from office by South Dakota lawmakers for crimes and wrongdoings before and after fatally hitting Joe Boever on a highway shoulder.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling testify during a hearing held by the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday in Washington.

Georgia officials fact-check an infamous Trump phone call in real time

6:34pm June 21, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Rep. Adam Schiff played clips of a recording in front of Georgia officials, pausing to ask them questions and fact-check the Trump's false claims in real time.

Rep. Adam Schiff delivers remarks during a hearing by the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday in Washington.

The Trump campaign tried to use fake electors, says Rep. Adam Schiff

5:43pm June 21, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Schiff details how Trump and his campaign "were directly involved in advancing and coordinating the plot to replace Biden electors with fake electors not chosen by the voters."

Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Speaker, testifies during hearing on the Jan. 6th investigation on Tuesday in Washington.

Arizona lawmaker Rusty Bowers details the pressure put on him by Trump and Giuliani

3:10pm June 21, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Bowers testifies that Rudy Giuliani told him of allegations of voter fraud committed by undocumented immigrants or dead people who were listed as having voted.

Orick, California, is the gateway to Redwood National and State Parks.

The tale of a distressed American town on the doorstep of a natural paradise

12:42pm June 21, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?

A dozen students at Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáx̱ Glacier Valley Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska, ingested floor sealant during breakfast on Tuesday, believing it was milk. At least one student sought medical attention at a hospital.

Students in Alaska drank floor sealant believing it was milk, school district says

6:29pm June 16, 2022

by Dustin Jones

At least one child was taken to a hospital after a dozen students were served floor sealant during breakfast on Tuesday instead of milk.