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DOJ is stepping up enforcement of a law that regulates foreign lobbying in Washington

4:56pm July 05, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

The Department of Justice is more actively investigating foreign lobbying in Washington and Congress is considering an update to a key law regulating that. Transparency advocates say it is about time.

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The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court who decided this term's cases.

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The Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years

2:16pm July 05, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

In an astounding 62% of the decisions, conservatives prevailed, and more importantly, often prevailed in dramatic ways, according to new data.

Julie Edwards, a patient advocacy program manager with Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, had a self-managed abortion as a teenager and said they will become more common and can be safe.

Advocates struggle with how much they can help with self-managed abortions

12:37pm July 05, 2022

by Blake Farmer

Reproductive rights proponents worry about the risk of counseling those who seek medication abortions, though they've published online support techniques and guides for safe use of the drugs.

Abortion rights activists protest in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2022, two days after the US Supreme Court scrapped half-century constitutional protections for the procedure.

The fight to fund abortions in post-Roe America

6:30am July 05, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

In post-Roe America, money is even more determinative of who can get an abortion and who can't. Abortion funds are trying to close the gap, but they are now forced to navigate a murky legal landscape.

NPR used social media and news reports to track four key men spreading misinformation about the 2020 election (from left to right): MyPillow CEO and longtime Trump supporter Mike Lindell, former high school math and science teacher Douglas Frank, former l

Election deniers are spreading misinformation nationwide. Here are 4 things to know

5:00am July 05, 2022

An NPR investigation found that since the Capitol riot, the election denial movement has moved from the national level to hundreds of grassroots events across the country. Here are four key takeaways.

President Biden, with First Lady Jill Biden at his side, delivers remarks at a 4th of July BBQ with military families at the White House.

Politics & Government

Biden urges unity in July 4th speech, while acknowledging the country's sour mood

6:43pm July 04, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

In a largely optimistic speech to commemorate July 4th, President Biden spoke to Americans who feel "exhausted" by what they see as a lack of progress.

Alresch Jayawardena immigrated to the U.S. from Sri Lanka on July 4, 1991

6 immigrants reflect on their complicated relationships with the 4th of July

5:53pm July 04, 2022

We asked people who immigrated to the United States what the day meant to them — and how their feelings about the holiday have changed since they first arrived.

Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider reacts to shooting in his district

4:32pm July 04, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., about a Fourth of July parade shooting that happened in the district that he represents in Highland Park, Ill.

Steve Bova (center) traveled from Maryland to Los Angeles with the "People's Convoy" to protest covid-19 restrictions. Despite using a phrase that originated with the abortion rights movement, he opposes abortion.

'My body, my choice': How vaccine foes co-opted the abortion rallying cry

5:01am July 04, 2022

by Rachel Bluth

Anti-vaccine advocates have repurposed a catchy, succinct, and potent slogan. Its unlikely source: the reproductive rights movement, which has been linked to the phrase for more than 50 years.

Politics & Government

Politics chat: Supreme Court rulings limit executive action on climate and abortion

7:54am July 03, 2022

by Mara Liasson

From Supreme Court decisions to Jan. 6 revelations — it has been an extraordinary last several days in politics.