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"I refuse to enforce this draconian law," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said of her state's 1931 ban on abortion. She's seen here in 2020.

Michigan's abortion ban is draconian and should be vacated, attorney general says

10:27am May 09, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The push to overturn Michigan's 1931 law now has a new urgency, after a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked that would overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights.

Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Here's what Putin said about Ukraine in his Victory Day speech

9:16am May 09, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Speaking at an annual parade to honor the end of World War II, Russia's president sought to link the past Soviet victory to the battle in Ukraine and signaled no major military or policy shifts.

Mark Esper has written a book about the challenges he faced as Defense secretary in the Trump administration.

Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters

9:15am May 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Esper about his forthcoming book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."

Twenty internet providers, including companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, have committed to the the Affordable Connectivity Program, which will provide plans for no more than $30 for low-income Americans.

The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans

5:01am May 09, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Twenty internet providers, including national companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have committed to the program.

Young people who support access to abortion chant in front of un-scalable fence that stands around the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2022.

Politics & Government

Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms

5:00am May 09, 2022

by Juana Summers

These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.

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Mark Esper to speak about new memoir on All Things Considered

5:41pm May 08, 2022

Monday on All Things Considered, co-host Michel Martin speaks with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper about his book, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times.

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First Lady Jill Biden greets her Ukrainian counterpart, Olena Zelenska, in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Jill Biden visits Ukraine, making her first solo trip to a combat zone as first lady

5:10pm May 08, 2022

by Scott Detrow

On Mother's Day, Biden met with Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, who has been in hiding with her children since Russia's invasion began.

A counter-protestor holds a large cross during a youth pro-abortion rights rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on May 5, following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Politics & Government

The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse

1:24pm May 08, 2022

by Ron Elving

The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.

Caroline McDonald, left, a student at Georgetown University, Lauren Morrissey, with Catholics for Choice, and Pamela Huber, of Washington, join a abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

When does life begin? Religions don't agree

12:44pm May 08, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath.

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The cover of Mothercoin next to the author.

In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders

12:41pm May 08, 2022

by Diba Mohtasham

Mothercoin, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.