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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump's former White House counsel Pat Cipollone

5:06am June 30, 2022

The House Jan. 6 panel has issued a subpoena for former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. The committee is asking him to appear for a deposition next week.

Politics & Government

Biden is wrapping up a week of high-level meetings with allies in Europe

5:06am June 30, 2022

While in Europe, President Biden committed more U.S. troops to NATO and worked with G-7 leaders on Russia. Before heading home, he'll take questions about the domestic issues waiting for him.

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Election denialism has evolved into a sprawling nationwide force that's gone local

5:06am June 30, 2022

Election deniers are spreading false narratives that there was rampant fraud in the 2020 election. NPR tracked four men who appeared at more than 300 events in 45 states and Washington, D.C.

The Federalist Society's Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in 2016.

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe

5:00am June 30, 2022

A dedicated minority of conservative activists has been working for decades to dismantle Roe v. Wade. One man in particular has played an outsized role in that effort: Leonard Leo.

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, left, is seen with Keith Kellog, center, national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, watching Marine One carrying President Donald Trump leave the White House ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel

8:22pm June 29, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

Testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings so far has shown Cipollone present at key points in the leadup to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack. He figured heavily in Tuesday's testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Berlin, Germany, on June 24, 2022.

Putin has been unwilling to engage in Ukraine talks, says Secretary of State Blinken

8:19pm June 29, 2022

It is important that the Ukrainians define the terms of any potential negotiation, Blinken tells NPR, while the U.S. makes sure that the country has the means to repel Russian aggression.

President Biden waits for the start of a roundtable meeting at the NATO summit in Madrid. He announced the U.S. would increase its military presence in Europe.

Biden is boosting U.S. troops in Europe because of Russia's war in Ukraine

5:45pm June 29, 2022

by Tamara Keith

President Biden said there will be a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. 5th Army Corps. It's one of several ways NATO forces will be beefed up after Russia invaded Ukraine.

The deaths of migrants in San Antonio has put a spotlight on the immigration issue

5:41pm June 29, 2022

by John Burnett

The deaths of 53 smuggled in a semi-truck in Texas have thrown immigration into headlines ahead of midterms. Republicans blame Biden for loosening Trump's policies. Immigrant advocates fault Title 42.

Zoe Touray (left) Eliyah Cohen (middle) and RuQuan Brown (right) are some of the student activists leading the charge for gun reform.

We asked 5 students: What inspired you to become a gun control activist?

5:25pm June 29, 2022

NPR spoke with high school and college students who have been impacted by gun violence, and are now working to make sure others won't be.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., supports a national strike over Roe's demise

5:14pm June 29, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about protecting abortion rights — which has long been among the Democratic party's central causes.