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Marilynn Malerba stands next to a photograph of late Chief Ralph Sturges at tribal offices in Uncasville, Conn., on March 4, 2010. On Wednesday, President Biden announced his intent to appoint her U.S. treasurer in a historic first.

Marilynn Malerba could soon be the first Native American to serve as U.S. treasurer

2:43pm June 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Malerba, the lifetime chief of the Mohegan Indian Tribe, would be the first Native woman to have her signature on U.S. currency. She'd also lead the Treasury's new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs.

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum addresses the audience during an event in 2019 in Miami Gardens. Gillum, a Democrat, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury alleging he sought campaign donations and funneled a portion of them b

Florida's former Democratic "rising star", Andrew Gillum, is indicted

2:35pm June 22, 2022

by Greg Allen

The federal indictment alleges that the former Tallahassee mayor conspired to commit wire fraud, by soliciting and obtaining funds using false and fraudulent promises between 2016 and 2019.

Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Powell says recession 'a possibility' but not likely

2:23pm June 22, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell vowed to bring inflation back down to 2%. Some lawmakers worry the Fed's efforts to control inflation could tip the economy into recession.

The House Jan. 6 select committee held its fourth public hearing on Tuesday.

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Jan. 6 hearings will continue into July

1:49pm June 22, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is extending the timetable for its public hearings into July.

Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., greets Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Tuesday as committee members Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Jamie Raskin

Shaye Moss staffed an election office in Georgia. Then she was targeted by Trump

11:07am June 22, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Former Georgia election worker Shaye Moss testified at the Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday about the attacks she and her family received when Trump and Giuliani targeted them with false accusations.

This photo shows the car that South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was driving on Sept. 12, 2020 when he struck and killed a pedestrian. Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, that Ravnsborg was distracted before he dro

South Dakota AG removed from post after hitting and killing a pedestrian

10:38am June 22, 2022

by Lee Strubinger

State Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was impeached and removed from office by South Dakota lawmakers for crimes and wrongdoings before and after fatally hitting Joe Boever on a highway shoulder.

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President Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea

7:20am June 22, 2022

Inflation is the top issue for voters as fall's midterm elections near. Biden wants Congress to suspend the gas tax until the end of September in a bid to give consumers some relief.

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News brief: gun legislation, Powell on Capitol Hill, 4th House Jan. 6 hearing

6:14am June 22, 2022

Senators reach a bipartisan deal on a gun safety bill. Fed chairman will testify before two congressional panels this week. Jan. 6 hearing shows how Trump pressured state officials on election tally.

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Senate negotiators reach a final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill

5:04am June 22, 2022

A bipartisan gun safety bill, poised to pass the Senate, could be the first major gun measure in decades. It's a narrow bill that President Biden supports, even though he wants it to go further.

Jan. 6 hearing lays out efforts directed at state officials to void election results

5:04am June 22, 2022

The House Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday heard from state and local officials who say they were pressured by President Trump and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election results.