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The Justice Department building on a foggy morning in 2019 in Washington, D.C.

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The Justice Department will create a domestic terrorism unit to counter rising threats

1:10pm January 11, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The announcement was made Tuesday by Matthew Olsen, the head of the department's National Security Division, and comes as the nation faces a constellation of extremist threats on the home front.

Voting rights groups speak out ahead of Biden and Harris' trip to Georgia

12:43pm January 11, 2022

Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project, speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about her view of Democrats' voting rights efforts ahead of the president and vice president's visit to Georgia this week.

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News brief: voting rights speech, schools juggle COVID, Novak Djokovic

7:47am January 11, 2022

In Atlanta, Biden will advocate for protecting voting rights. Some schools resume online classes because of COVID-19. The latest on the saga in Australia involving tennis star Novak Djokovic.

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In Atlanta speech, Biden will advocate for protecting voting rights

7:25am January 11, 2022

President Biden and Vice President Harris head to Atlanta — a city at the epicenter of past and present battles over voting rights — to make the case to advance stalled legislation in Congress.

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Biden needs to stay the course on voting rights, Rep. Clyburn says

7:25am January 11, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, who is advocating for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, about what he wants to hear in the president speech.

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Cyber risks add to climate threat, World Economic Forum warns

7:07am January 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

Survey of 1,000 experts and leaders finds cybersecurity and space add to the existing challenges of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden and Trump supporters gesture at one another as they argue while Trump supporters demonstrate against the election results in Detroit on Nov. 5, 2020.

Imagine another American Civil War, but this time in every state

12:39am January 11, 2022

by Ron Elving

If America has another civil war, it is more likely to be a war within the states than between them. Citizens of any state of any size, red or blue, may not have to go far to find a fight.

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out last month in Youngstown, Ohio. Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight at-home COVID-19 tests per month for those on their plans, the Biden adminis

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House

9:59pm January 10, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Biden administration says Americans should be able to order COVID-19 tests online later this month. Those who are eligible can get eight free over-the-counter at-home tests a month.

White House adviser discusses U.S. coronavirus testing shortages

4:29pm January 10, 2022

New White House testing adviser Dr. Tom Inglesby talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about COVID testing shortages in the U.S. and the Biden administration's efforts to increase access, including at-home kits.

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Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has made a decision about his political future in the Senate.

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Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is running for reelection

12:10pm January 09, 2022

by Caitlyn Kim

The controversial Republican said he will seek a third term, in what is expected to be a hotly contested race that could determine which party controls the Senate.