The Jan. 6 committee will look at the role far-right groups played during the riot
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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Biden administration: Doctors must offer abortion if mom's life is at risk
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.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy on what to expect during today's Jan. 6 hearing
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.
LA's mayoral candidates have big plans to fix homelessness. Can they follow through?
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.
What's on Biden's agenda for his first Middle East trip as president
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
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 next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists
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.
Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb
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
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.
Protesters in Sri Lanka say they won't leave the president's palace until he's ousted
Sri Lanka is slipping further into crisis — first with bankruptcy and now a power vacuum. Thousands descended on the president's residence in protest of the government's economic mismanagement.