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Migrants leave Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Oct. 27 as they continue their trek north toward Mexico's northern states and the U.S. border.

U.S. will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers

12:18pm December 02, 2021

by The Associated Press

Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans to comply with a court order.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is focused on bringing in more tax revenue for the IRS

6:24am December 02, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about the U.S. economy and rising inflation.

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News brief: omicron variant, Biden's COVID strategy, abortion court case

6:05am December 02, 2021

The U.S. has a case of the latest coronavirus variant. President Biden will outline a new plan for dealing with COVID-19. The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to roll back abortion rights.

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Following the 2020 presidential election, then-Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark promised to pursue baseless election fraud claims for then-President Donald Trump.

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Jan. 6 panel votes to refer ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark for contempt of Congress

9:01pm December 01, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The committee said Clark, who had promised to pursue former President Donald Trump's baseless election fraud claims, failed to answer questions during a deposition.

This artist sketch depicts Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart, standing while speaking to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Center for Reproductive Rights Litigation Director Julie Rikelman is seated right.

Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court

6:28pm December 01, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

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Students wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling station on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, on Nov. 6, 2018.

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Young Americans are raising alarms about the state of U.S. democracy in a new poll

5:25pm December 01, 2021

by Juana Summers

A poll by the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics found that a majority of young people believe that American democracy is either "in trouble" or "failed."

Democrat Stacey Abrams has risen to national prominence following her narrow loss in Georgia's 2018 governor's race.

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Stacey Abrams announces candidacy in Georgia governor's race

5:09pm December 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

Abrams rose to national prominence following her narrow loss in Georgia's 2018 governor's race. Her entrance into the contest sets up a potential rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he won't be running for reelection

5:02pm December 01, 2021

by Tovia Smith

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican, says he won't run for a third term. Although he's one of the nation's most popular governors, Baker was facing a tough primary challenge.

Islamophobic comments are the latest racist rhetoric to come from fringe lawmakers

4:51pm December 01, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., recently suggested Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was a suicide bomber. The Islamophobic comments are the latest in a string of racist rhetoric in the House.

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The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case from Mississippi that could reverse the court's nearly half-century-old Roe v. Wade decision.

Supreme Court considers whether to reverse Roe v. Wade

3:13pm December 01, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is whether to reverse the court's nearly half-century-old decision, Roe v. Wade, and subsequent decisions declaring that women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

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