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Trump said he knew Jan. 6 crowd members had weapons, ex-White House aide testified

6:00pm June 28, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

A former White House aide told the House Jan. 6 committee that President Trump knew the crowd was armed and tried overpowering a secret service agent to go to the Capitol.

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A video of former President Donald Trump from his Jan. 6 Rose Garden statement is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies during the sixth hearing held by the House select committee investigati

Trump didn't want to stop Capitol attack, former White House aide testifies

5:55pm June 28, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

Former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson recalls exchange between her boss and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who warned "Somebody is going to die and this is going to be on your effing hands."

VP Harris responds to SCOTUS ruling that there is no constitutional right to abortion

5:40pm June 28, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris has a long history working on reproductive rights. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with her about what the White House will do now that the Supreme Court has overturned 'Roe v. Wade.'

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A photograph taken Tuesday shows charred goods in a grocery store of the destroyed Amstor mall in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine, one day after it was hit by a Russian missile strike.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 28)

5:38pm June 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Megan Thee Stallion, performing at Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, U.K. on Sat. June 25, 2022. During her set, Megan spoke out against the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Musicians react to Supreme Court decision on right to abortion

5:25pm June 28, 2022

by Ann Powers

After Friday's Supreme Court decision, artists from around the world spent the following days sharing their reactions and plans for the immediate future.

HHS Secretary Becerra on federal abortion rights

5:17pm June 28, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with President Biden's health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, about steps the administration is prepared to take to protect women's reproductive health care.

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Vice President Kamala Harris said Congress needs to act to codify abortion rights, but acknowledged the political hurdles to that goal.

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VP Harris calls for abortion-rights supporters to channel frustration into action

5:17pm June 28, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

In an interview with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid, the vice president also called on Congress to codify abortion rights.

A video of then-President Donald Trump's motorcade leaving the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies about Trump's actions on that day.

Witness recalls being told Trump grabbed the wheel when he couldn't go to the Capitol

4:54pm June 28, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Cassidy Hutchinson testified she asked those involved if the story was true and they did not dispute the account of Trump growing "irate" when told that he had to return to the White House.

Former aide said Trump tried to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6 in latest hearing

4:51pm June 28, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

A former White House aide said Trump planned to visit the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. When staff stopped those plans Trump attempted to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limousine.

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In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas.

With 51 people dead in Texas, here's what you should know about migrant smuggling

4:25pm June 28, 2022

The trapped people were found after a worker heard someone crying for help. Two experts — one a former Homeland Security Investigations agent — tell NPR how it happened.