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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene prepares to testify on April 22 in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

Georgia officials rule that Marjorie Taylor Greene can remain on the ballot

6:00pm May 06, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

A group of voters and a supporting legal group had filed a formal challenge to the congresswoman's candidacy, citing her role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is preparing for 2 big transitions

5:19pm May 06, 2022

The U.S. embassy is about to return to Kyiv, after evacuating to Poland early in the war. Also, President Biden has nominated a veteran diplomat to fill the post that has been vacant for three years.

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A migrant family stands waiting to be processed on Thursday in Roma, Texas.

Texas governor says the state may contest a Supreme Court ruling on migrant education

5:19pm May 06, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Gov. Greg Abbott says the court's ruling in 1982 has imposed an unfair burden on Texas.

The threat to abortion rights could mobilize young voters, Democratic leaders hope

4:42pm May 06, 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.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the House will vote next week on a resolution allowing congressional staffers to unionize. Here, Pelosi takes questions at a news conference on April 29.

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The House will vote on a measure to allow congressional staffers to unionize

4:10pm May 06, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Friday that the House is expected to vote on a resolution next week that would allow congressional staffers to unionize.

A line of anti-abortion demonstrators watch as abortion rights demonstrators chant in front of an unscalable fence that stands around the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked

1:34pm May 06, 2022

Several not-quite-right claims have continued to linger about abortion since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Nate Darnell holds a cross while surrounded by chanting abortion-rights demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Roe established abortion rights. 20 years later, Casey paved the way for restrictions

10:19am May 06, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The 5-4 decision of Planned Parenthood v. Casey upheld Roe in 1992 but paved the way for more restrictions on abortion access.

First lady Jill Biden waves during a commissioning ceremony for a submarine at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Del. on Apr. 2, 2022.

Jill Biden heads to Romania and Slovakia to show support for NATO and Ukraine

5:00am May 06, 2022

by Scott Detrow

Jill Biden's trip to the Slovakia-Ukraine border will be her most high-profile moment yet as first lady. On Mother's Day she meets with Ukrainian mothers and children who fled after Russia's invasion.

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Ballot papers are counted at Peterborough Arena, for the local government elections, in Peterborough, England, Thursday, May 5, 2022.

U.K. Conservatives lose London strongholds in blow to Boris Johnson

4:38am May 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Voting for local councils across the country will be an important barometer for the next national elections.

Politics & Government

Karine Jean-Pierre will become the 1st Black White House press secretary

6:29pm May 05, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Jean-Pierre will also be the first openly gay person to have the most visible post at the White House aside from the president.