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A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit used to justify the FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, saying he believed the affidavit should be partially released.

Politics & Government

Judge creates path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search

4:53pm August 18, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

At a hearing in Florida, U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he's inclined to release parts of the affidavit used to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

The government must provide a redacted affidavit justifying the Mar-a-Lago search

4:45pm August 18, 2022

by Greg Allen

A judge today told the Justice Department it must provide a redacted version of the affidavit behind the search of Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence by next Thursday, Aug. 25.

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States with abortion bans tend to have higher rates of child poverty.

States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows

10:54am August 18, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Many of the states that are moving to ban abortion tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social supports for children and families.

Politics & Government

What's at stake for Trump in multiple court cases that are unfolding this week?

7:27am August 18, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-federal prosecutor Elie Honig about cases against Trump and his allies — including a court hearing that will consider unsealing the affidavit in the Mar-a-Lago search.

News brief: Allen Weisselberg plea deal, immigration poll, COVID boosters

6:28am August 18, 2022

An ex-Trump Organization executive is set to plead guilty to tax fraud. A poll examines how Americans see things at the southern border. The FDA's controversial strategy for evaluating COVID boosters.

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A migrant family is apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents and National Guard troops in Eagle Pass, Texas, near the border with Mexico on June 30, 2022.

A majority of Americans see an 'invasion' at the southern border, NPR poll finds

5:04am August 18, 2022

by Joel Rose

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that half of Americans say there's an "invasion" at the southern border. And that false and misleading claims about migrants are taking hold, particularly with Republicans.

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A line of petrochemical facilities in St. Charles Parish, La., in 2018. Many people who live near industrial sites, and who are exposed to dangerous pollution, fear that the Inflation Reduction Act will deepen existing environmental inequalities.

The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out

4:21pm August 17, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.

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Judge creates path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search

The government must provide a redacted affidavit justifying the Mar-a-Lago search

States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows

What's at stake for Trump in multiple court cases that are unfolding this week?

News brief: Allen Weisselberg plea deal, immigration poll, COVID boosters

A majority of Americans see an 'invasion' at the southern border, NPR poll finds

How inflation may influence voters in a Florida swing district

Chinese ambassador says U.S. is provoking China with congressional visits to Taiwan

What's next for Liz Cheney

The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out