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Text messages reveal Ginni Thomas urged Mark Meadows to overturning election results

5:53pm March 25, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was in touch with former President Trump's top aide after the 2020 presidential election and pursued efforts to overturn the results.

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Biden condemns Russia's Vladimir Putin while visiting Poland

5:53pm March 25, 2022

by Tamara Keith

President Biden traveled to NATO's eastern flank as a show of support to allies most unnerved by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Maxar collected new satellite imagery of the southern Ukrainian port city of Berdyansk that reveals a Russian Alligator-class landing ship that is burned and partially submerged near one of the port's loading/unloading quays. Fire and smoke is also seen n

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 25)

5:20pm March 25, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The COVID fund for the uninsured is shutting down, which will likely drive spread

4:43pm March 25, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Congress failed to approve billions in new funding to fight COVID-19. Among threatened program cuts are free treatments for COVID patients who are uninsured.

Law students from Southern University Law Center traveled from Baton Rouge, LA, to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson's poise at the Senate hearings

4:23pm March 25, 2022

by Alana Wise

Ketanji Brown Jackson's posture at the U.S. Senate hearings drew praise from Black law students.

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Poland's president has made a political U-turn in light of the crisis in Ukraine

4:16pm March 25, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Poland's Trump-loving conservative populists to unite with U.S. Democrats and European Union leaders: pillars of liberal democracy they have fought for years.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, pictured in 2020, says she has been giving out anti-Putin merchandise as gifts for years.

How does Marie Yovanovitch feel about Putin? Just look at her coffee mug

3:16pm March 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

In interviews promoting her new memoir, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine revealed she owns some anti-Putin merchandise — and has been giving it out for years.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday that he intends to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, likely securing her spot on the Supreme Court.

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Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

2:56pm March 25, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

March 21: Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in for her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

Photos: See what happened at hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

2:46pm March 25, 2022

by Grace Widyatmadja

A look into the last few days of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was an outspoken advocate of women's issues and making them central to foreign policy.

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How Madeleine Albright made women's issues central to foreign policy

1:33pm March 25, 2022

by Wynne Davis

When Madeleine Albright became secretary of state in 1997, she was the first woman to do so. She used her career to advance women's issues and served as a role model for many generations.

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