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Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed in the Parkland mass shooting, interrupts President Biden as he speaks at an event celebrating the bipartisan Safer Communities Act on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

President Biden touts gun safety legislation, but critics say he's not doing enough

11:37am July 12, 2022

by Scott Detrow

President Biden is under pressure from people in his own party who say he's not meeting the moment, saying he hasn't been forceful enough on gun legislation and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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The Jan. 6 committee will look at the role far-right groups played during the riot

11:24am July 12, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

The seventh public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol takes place today, and the subject of far-right extremism is center stage.

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Abortion-rights demonstrators shout slogans after tying green flags to the fence in front of the White House during a protest to pressure the Biden administration to act and protect abortion rights on Saturday.

Biden administration: Doctors must offer abortion if mom's life is at risk

10:09am July 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

HHS told hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency care preempts state laws that now ban abortion without exception.

Politics & Government

Rep. Stephanie Murphy on what to expect during today's Jan. 6 hearing

7:11am July 12, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) about today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing on links between former President Donald Trump's inner circle and extremist groups.

Politics & Government

LA's mayoral candidates have big plans to fix homelessness. Can they follow through?

5:00am July 12, 2022

by Anna Scott

The Los Angeles mayor's race is turning into a single-issue election: What to do about the city's enormous homeless population? It's not clear either candidate could solve the problem.

Politics & Government

What's on Biden's agenda for his first Middle East trip as president

5:00am July 12, 2022

NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks with Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, about the president's goals on his upcoming trip to the Middle East.

Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with Joe Biden today

5:00am July 12, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Joe Biden at a low point in US-Mexico relations.

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will focus on the role of QAnon and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in its upcoming hearing. Prosecutors have identified the man at the center of this p

Politics & Government

The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists

7:36pm July 11, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Aides to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the next hearing would focus on extremist groups and their possible links to Trump and his allies.

Dr. Atul Gawande delivers a speech in 2015. In January 2022, he became the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development's work in global health.

Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb

5:40pm July 11, 2022

by Ailsa Chang

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.

Japan is examining its security and defense policy as Russia continues war in Ukraine

4:40pm July 11, 2022

by Jackie Northam

Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister who was killed July 11, championed for more robust defense and security policies. With current world events, those ideas are increasingly important in Japan.

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