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Containers of mifepristone and misoprostol — medications used to end a pregnancy — sit on a table inside of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, Ill.

How medication abortion works and what the end of Roe v. Wade could mean for it

5:30am May 13, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

More people seeking abortions are turning to abortion pills rather than surgical abortion. Here's what to know about the pills, which will likely be at the center of the abortion battles ahead.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on May 4. Powell was confirmed by the Senate to a second term leading the central bank. Fighting inflation will define his legacy.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is confirmed for a 2nd term. Inflation will be his focus

9:24pm May 12, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined at right by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on July 27, 2021. The House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued subpoenas for both lawmakers, as well as other House Republicans.

In an unprecedented move, the Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy and other Republicans

8:38pm May 12, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

There is little history of a congressional committee issuing subpoenas for members of Congress. The move escalates the war between House Republicans opposed to the investigation and the panel.

The Jan. 6 committee has issued subpoenas for 5 House Republicans

7:58pm May 12, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

In an unprecedented move, the House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued subpoenas for five Congressional Republicans, including GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

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People line up to get the Sinopharm vaccine in Harare, Zimbabwe. World leaders promised to speed up vaccine distribution to low- and middle-income countries at the White House's second Global COVID-19 Summit on May 12.

White House summit leads to big promises to fight COVID in needy countries

6:49pm May 12, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

The second Global COVID-19 Summit aimed to refocus the world's attention on the pandemic. Here's what governments and members of the private and public sector pledged to do.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed Democrats for the declining trust in the Supreme Court in an interview with NPR. "The Supreme Court is not broken and doesn't need fixing," he said.

McConnell defends Supreme Court on abortion, says impact will be 'a wash' in midterms

6:07pm May 12, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

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What Senator McConnell says about the Supreme Court and the future of abortion

6:05pm May 12, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

If Republicans win control in November, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that Congress could vote on further restrictions on abortion.

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Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks during a press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday in Helsinki, Finland. Niinisto and Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Thursday in a joint statemen

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 12)

4:55pm May 12, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A sign telling consumers of limits on the purchase of baby formula hangs on the edge of an empty shelf for the product in a King Soopers grocery store, Wednesday, in Denver.

Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply

4:31pm May 12, 2022

Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.

Inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row than years before. In this handout photo provided by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin's lethal injection facility is shown.

U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row

3:55pm May 12, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years.