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Republican House members objected to the certification of votes, allowed under the Electoral Count Act, from Nevada during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021. It was rejected because a senator did not join in the objection.

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House panel issues first proposed reforms to Electoral Count Act after Jan. 6 attack

9:52pm January 14, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Suggested reforms to the law would dispel any ambiguity or confusion over the role of Congress when it comes to counting votes for a future presidential election.

Christian Nationalism is stronger than ever, even without Donald Trump as president

5:21pm January 14, 2022

by John Burnett

Christian Nationalism has grown in the last year. Now, some more mainline churches are speaking out against the movement, which they see as opposed to the teachings of Jesus.

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Mosby has faced previous inquiries into her actions and work as the city's top prosecutor since she hit national prominence in 2015 with the Freddie Gray case.

Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby denies federal charges over her finances

4:47pm January 14, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Mosby reached national prominence in 2015 as the top prosecutor pursuing criminal charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.

Biden promised a billion COVID tests. Contracts to buy them are being announced

4:47pm January 14, 2022

The Biden administration wants to buy and send a billion free at-home COVID tests to Americans. Here's what we know so far about the contracts in terms of price, timeline and more.

What went wrong for President Biden this week

4:47pm January 14, 2022

by Scott Detrow

President Biden has faced a number of major setbacks to various parts of his agenda — from COVID-19 to the economy to voting rights and the rest of his agenda in Congress.

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Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., walks down the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23, 2021. Katko has announced his retirement from Congress.

Republican Rep. John Katko, who voted for Trump's impeachment, is retiring

1:21pm January 14, 2022

by Alana Wise

Katko is the third Republican who voted for former President Donald Trump's second impeachment to announce his retirement.

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State laws that add restrictions on voting are a serious problem, Waldman says

6:11am January 14, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Waldman, president of the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, about the fight for voting rights.

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Biden to announce three more Federal Reserve nominees

11:24pm January 13, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Former Treasury official Sarah Bloom Raskin and economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson are the three nominees Biden is expected to announce for the Fed board on Friday.

Residents drop mail-in ballots in an official ballot box outside of a Milwaukee library on Oct. 20, 2020.

Politics & Government

A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state law

7:39pm January 13, 2022

by Shawn Johnson

The ruling could potentially remove an option for voting ahead of the state's crucial midterm elections. The decision is all but certain to be appealed.

Sirhan Sirhan is seen arriving for a parole hearing in August 2021 in San Diego. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blocked the parole recommendation for Sirhan, who killed Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole

7:38pm January 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

The parole panel's recommendation to release Sirhan, 77, in August was based in part on new California laws since he was last denied parole in 2016 — the 15th time he'd lost his bid for release.