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President Biden delivers a speech about the Russian war in Ukraine at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday.

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Biden's new budget calls for funding police and taxing billionaires

1:31pm March 28, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Budgets set out a president's priorities, and with his 2023 budget, President Biden says he cares about deficit reduction, defense spending, supporting police and cutting costs for families.

Activists from both sides of the abortion debate participate in a demonstration outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in January.

While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access

1:00pm March 28, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to shore up abortion rights at the local level ahead of a Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Biden's regime change comment should have been more nuanced, Sen. Reed says

7:23am March 28, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, about President Biden's weekend speech about Putin's power in Russia.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Jan. 6 committee, Oscar roundup

6:34am March 28, 2022

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine. The Jan. 6 House panel recommends two Trump White House officials be held in contempt of Congress. And a recap of the Academy Awards ceremony.

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The Jan. 6 House panel focuses on Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino

5:04am March 28, 2022

The House panel probing the Capitol riot holds its first public meeting since December to consider referring two senior Trump White House officials to the Justice Department for criminal contempt.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre arrives for a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on May 26, 2021.

White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre tests positive for COVID-19

3:14am March 28, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Jean-Pierre said she saw President Biden at a meeting Saturday, but they were socially distanced, and he would not be considered a close contact by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

Leaders of NATO member nations pose for a family photo at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 24.

NATO, explained: Why the alliance was formed — and what it's doing for Ukraine

11:35am March 27, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Russia's attack on Ukraine has put a focus on the North Atlantic alliance. Here's what you need to know about NATO.

Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidates Mike Gibbons (left) and Josh Mandel exchange heated words at a forum put on by FreedomWorks on March 18 outside of Columbus. The two have polled atop the contested GOP primary.

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In Ohio's GOP Senate race, there are Trump wannabees — but no Trump endorsement

11:18am March 27, 2022

by Don Gonyea

The lack of a Trump endorsement hasn't stopped individual Republican candidates from selling themselves to voters as the most Trump-like in the primary.

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Politics chat: Biden back from Europe; Justice Thomas scrutinized; Judge Jackson vote

8:45am March 27, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

President Biden's diplomatic efforts with allies continue to put pressure on Russia; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas under scrutiny; what's next for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Biden allegedly went off script to denounce Putin in Poland speech

8:05am March 27, 2022

by Tamara Keith

President Biden is back in the White House after a whirlwind trip aimed at keeping allies arm-in-arm in their support for Ukraine and sending a message to Russia over its brutal invasion.