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The Senate is expected to vote on a bill codifying Roe v. Wade into law

7:39am May 11, 2022

The Senate vote will largely be a symbolic move by Democrats to show support for abortion rights after a leaked draft showed the Supreme Court may overturn the ruling.

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The White House will host a second global COVID-19 summit

7:06am May 11, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jeff Levi, George Washington University professor of Health Policy and Management, about the upcoming White House COVID Summit.

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News brief: Ukraine airspace, Senate abortion-rights bill, New Mexico wildfire

6:11am May 11, 2022

Russia's giant air force hasn't done it much good in Ukraine. The Senate is to vote on a bill codifying Roe V. Wade into law. Firefighters in New Mexico struggle to contain a wildfire.

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Supporters of Florida's recently signed Parental Rights in Education law demonstrate at the Duval County Public Schools building in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3.

Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

5:27am May 11, 2022

by Melissa Block

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

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Residents receive food supplies May 7 as volunteers deliver daily from a warehouse of a humanitarian aid distribution center in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine

House passes nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine and sends package to the Senate

10:55pm May 10, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

The House added $7 billion to President Biden's request for military, economic and humanitarian aid before voting on Tuesday night.

President Biden laid out his plan to tamp down on inflation and rising costs in a speech at the White House Tuesday.

Biden names combating inflation and rising costs as his top domestic priority

9:27pm May 10, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

In an address from the White House Tuesday, President Biden contrasted his administration's plans to tackle rising costs with what he called Republicans' "ultra-MAGA" plan.

The Senate confirmed economist Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve's board of governors, making her the first Black woman to do so in the institution's 108-year history.

Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman on Federal Reserve board of governors

8:20pm May 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Cook is only the second of Biden's five nominees for the Fed to win Senate confirmation. His Fed choices have faced an unusual level of partisan opposition.

What to know about Bridget Brink, the nominee for ambassador to Ukraine

5:03pm May 10, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The Biden administration is re-opening its embassy in Ukraine and hoping the Senate will approve a new ambassador. The nominee, Bridget Brink, was on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Will the threat to abortion rights be enough to get jaded Texas Democrats to vote?

5:03pm May 10, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Democrats are hoping voters will be more fired up to turn out for them this year because of abortion rights, but some voters in Texas expressed reservations that the party could deliver on the issue.

Biden criticizes 'ultra-MAGA' Republicans as inflation rises

4:45pm May 10, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Ahead of the midterm elections, President Biden is using Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" as a label to paint the GOP as extreme on issues including the economy and abortion rights.