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Supreme Court allows Biden administration to roll back 'Remain In Mexico' policy

4:27pm June 30, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Marysol Castro, an attorney with El Paso's Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, about the Remain in Mexico decision.

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.

DOJ fails to report on making federal websites accessible to disabled people

2:57pm June 30, 2022

by Shruti Rajkumar

It has been 10 years since the Justice Department filed a report on the government's compliance with IT accessibility standards, a group of concerned senators say. Now they are asking for answers.

In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo.

With time ticking for climate action, Supreme Court limits ways to curb emissions

1:01pm June 30, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in a key environmental case, WV v. EPA, says the federal agency lacks authority to use greenhouse gas emissions caps to force fossil fuel power plants out of business.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, says Cassidy Hutchinson showed great patriotism when she testified about inner workings of the White House that day.

The U.S. is facing a domestic threat from Trump, Liz Cheney says

10:29am June 30, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution," Rep. Liz Cheney said in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant shut down in 2019. Exelon Generation blamed the closure on a lack of state subsidies. Such subsidies are growing amid concerns that such closures abet climate change.

Nuclear power is gaining support after years of decline. But old hurdles remain

10:25am June 30, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Investment from the government and private sector are changing the trajectory of the aging U.S. nuclear fleet and spurring development of new nuclear technology.

Kathaleen Pittman, administrator at Hope Medical Group in Shreveport, watches local TV news discussing a temporary restraining order the clinic won on Monday against Louisiana's abortion bans.

After a reprieve, a Louisiana clinic resumes abortions for anxious patients

9:35am June 30, 2022

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawyers challenged Louisiana's abortions bans and won temporary victories. A New Orleans judge issued a restraining order allowing procedures to resume.

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A Jury convicts 4 former Navy officers in 'Fat Leonard' bribery trial

8:11am June 30, 2022

by Steve Walsh

A federal jury returned a mixed verdict on Wednesday in the largest corruption case in the history of the Navy. Four of five former officers were convicted in the bribery trial.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens at an event in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads

6:05am June 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The transportation secretary announces a first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

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A Black family in Maryland is navigating the economic strain

5:06am June 30, 2022

by Alana Wise

Record high inflation is affecting millions of American households. A Black family in Maryland keeps perspective — and thrives — during these trying times.