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Now-released forms reveal more trips gifted to Justice Clarence Thomas by Harlan Crow

6:57pm August 31, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Clarence Thomas, who has been the subject of scrutiny over gifts he received from billionaire Harlan Crow, reported additional trips Crow paid for in newly released financial disclosure forms.

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Chicago officials are joining the effort to crack down on cases of COVID aid fraud

5:43pm August 31, 2023

by Martin Kaste

COVID aid fraud was rampant countrywide, but thousands of Chicago residents appear to have taken money for bogus businesses. Officials say they may have to concentrate on only the worst cases.

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Marijuana could soon be downgraded from a Schedule 1 drug

5:28pm August 31, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The federal government may soon change how marijuana is regulated. The Drug Enforcement Administration has kicked off a review of whether marijuana should remain a strictly controlled substance.

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Texas will soon allow unlicensed chaplains to act as school counselors

5:12pm August 31, 2023

by Bill Zeeble

Citing a shortage of school counselors, Texas passed a law allowing chaplains to be school counselors. Some say it's the government's responsibility, not churches', to provide mental health services.

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Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

Proud Boys leaders sentenced to a combined 32 years for Jan. 6 riot

4:35pm August 31, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on Aug. 24.

Politics & Government

Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election interference charges

11:45am August 31, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

Former President Donald Trump waived his right to appear at an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

Reva Stewart preparing to meet people without housing at a park in Phoenix

Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers

10:48am August 31, 2023

by Alice Fordham

The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It's huge.

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Judge finds Rudy Giuliani liable for defamation of two Georgia election workers

7:19pm August 30, 2023

by Stephen Fowler

Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly claiming the women were manipulating 2020 ballots, a federal judge has ruled.

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Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 23, before he surrendered on 13 felony charges related to efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election.

Politics & Government

Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming 2 Georgia election workers, a judge says

7:18pm August 30, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Judge Beryl Howell's decision means that a trial will commence in this case to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.

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More than half of wetlands no longer have EPA protections after Supreme Court ruling

5:42pm August 30, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Marla Stelk, executive director of the National Association of Wetland Managers, about the EPA's new rules that comply with a ruling limiting the Clean Water Act's scope.

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