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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over abortion guidance

5:03am July 15, 2022

NPR speaks with Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at The University of Texas School of Law, about a Texas lawsuit against President Joe Biden's over emergency abortions.

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How the White House is responding to Roe v. Wade

5:03am July 15, 2022

White House Gender Policy Coordinator Jennifer Klein talks about the administration's plan to assist women now that abortion laws are being decided by states following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Ivana Trump poses at a fashion show in 2007.

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Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, is dead at 73

10:45pm July 14, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 73, the Trump family confirmed in a statement.

A U.S. Secret Service agent stands by as Marine One departs with President Biden aboard as he departs the White House in September 2021.

Secret Service erased texts from two-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says

10:15pm July 14, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

A Secret Service spokesman disputes the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's account, saying its request came after a mobile phone migration had started, but no messages were lost.

Secret Service erased Jan. 6 texts after officials requested them, watchdog says

8:07pm July 14, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The U.S. Secret Service deleted many text messages sent over two days about the Jan. 6 attack after they were requested, according to the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security.

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Some who think 2020's election was stolen are going door-to-door to audit the results

5:07pm July 14, 2022

People who falsely believe the 2020 election was stolen are knocking on doors around the country to determine whether people actually voted. The effort is raising concerns about voter intimidation.

In Jerusalem, President Biden reassured Israel that he's a trustworthy partner

4:42pm July 14, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden spent the day trying to reassure Israel that his administration is invested in its security. On Friday, he faces a politically fraught face-to-face meeting with Saudi leaders.

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The significance of President Biden's plan to visit a Palestinian hospital tomorrow

4:42pm July 14, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

At the Palestinian hospital where President Joe Biden plans to visit Friday, medical care is complicated by the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Andrew Delbanco, professor of American Studies at Columbia University, will deliver the 2022 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities.

Andrew Delbanco is named this year's Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities

12:01pm July 14, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The honorary lecture series is deemed the highest honor the federal government gives for intellectual achievement in the humanities.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig prepares to testify on the IRS budget before the Senate Finance Committee on April 7. On Thursday he'll face questions from a House committee on why the IRS audited two former FBI leaders who investigat

IRS head is getting questioned by lawmakers after former FBI officials were audited

10:16am July 14, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, who was appointed by President Trump in 2018, will face questions behind closed doors from lawmakers in the House and Senate before the end of the month.