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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on June 30, after the Supreme Court made two rulings on higher education, including striking down President Biden's student loan plan.

Education

Education Secretary says US to use 'whatever pathway we can' on student loan relief

4:05pm July 03, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about how the Biden administration plans to help borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down its student loan forgiveness plan.

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Vice President Harris talked with NPR's Michel Martin about her work, her thoughts on the high court's ruling and the 2024 election.

Politics & Government

VP Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took rights from the people of America

3:11pm July 03, 2023

Vice President Harris tells voters at Essence Fest to elect people to Congress who can address policy that cannot be done through executive action.

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Steve Li Kwai-wah, Hong Kong's national security department superintendent, speaks during a press conference to issue arrest warrants for eight activists, in Hong Kong on Monday.

World News

Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 8 political activists living in exile

1:51pm July 03, 2023

by Emily Feng

Hong Kong accuses them of violating China's national security law, and is offering a bounty for their capture. The eight, including activist Nathan Law, are wanted for "collusion with foreign forces."

Politics & Government

The political implications for last week's Supreme Court rulings

10:10am July 03, 2023

The Supreme Court has delivered significant blows to President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, LGBTQ+ protections and affirmative action. Those rulings are reverberating on the campaign trail.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:56am July 03, 2023

How will candidates use Supreme Court rulings to attract voters? French authorities say they're calming protests that began after the police killing of a 17-year-old. Twitter is limiting tweet views.

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Supreme Court watchers say politicization of court has eroded trust

5:38pm July 02, 2023

The Supreme Court has ended the 2023 term. Some court watchers feel that the rulings of the conservative majority have strayed too far into partisan politics.

People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Thursday. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other people of color. Here's how

4:13pm July 02, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist.

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National

The federal government wants to protect people who work outdoors from heat

6:05pm July 01, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

The extreme heat and wildfire smoke hitting parts of the U.S. can be hazardous for people who work outside. The federal government and some states are trying to establish more protections.

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Web designer Lorie Smith is shown in her office on Nov. 7, 2022, in Littleton, Colo. The Supreme Court's conservative majority has ruled that Smith can refuse to work for same-sex couples.

National

Designer in Supreme Court ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request

1:38pm July 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday could refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.

Supporters of President Donald Trump wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest.

Judge awards a Black church $1M over BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

9:42am July 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two Black Lives Matter banners were pulled down from Metropolitan AME and another historically Black church in Washington and burned during clashes between pro-Trump backers and counterdemonstrators.