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In its third hearing, the House Jan. 6 panel will hear from 2 witnesses

7:40am June 16, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The House select committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will focus on how ex- President Donald Trump pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes.

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News brief: Jan. 6 panel hearing, Fighting in eastern Ukraine, Fed rate hike

6:17am June 16, 2022

The House Jan. 6 committee holds its third public hearing. Ukraine struggles to hold off Russian advances in the eastern Donbas region. The Federal Reserve announced a big jump in interest rates.

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Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates, on May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Palin, Begich and Gross advance in the Alaska US House race

9:50pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The top four vote-getters in the special primary advance to a special election, set for Aug. 16, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

As DACA turns 10, some recipients are split between celebration and frustration

6:26pm June 15, 2022

Ten years ago, the Obama administration announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with DACA recipients Diana Pliego and Esder Chong about the past decade.

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Police inspect a crater caused by a Russian rocket attack in Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 15)

4:52pm June 15, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

People attend Juneteenth celebrations in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, on June 19, 2021.

States are slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday

4:03pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Although almost every state recognizes Juneteenth in some fashion, many have been slow to do more than issue a proclamation or resolution.

The Biden administration is starting a process that could change how the U.S. census and federal surveys ask about people's racial and ethnic identities by 2024.

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Biden officials may change how the U.S. defines racial and ethnic groups by 2024

2:28pm June 15, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Biden administration is starting a process that could change how the U.S. census and federal surveys produce racial and ethnic data that is used for redistricting and civil rights enforcement.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks on after taking the oath of office for his second term at the helm of the central bank at the Fed's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 23. The Fed raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage poin

The Fed delivers biggest interest rate hike in decades to combat surging inflation

2:12pm June 15, 2022

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday in an effort to combat stubbornly high inflation. It's the biggest rate increase in 28 years.

Mary Rich, shown with her husband, Joel, at their home in Omaha, Neb., says self-promoters they trusted to help solve the killing of their son took advantage of them. "You're a total sucker," Mary Rich says. "I think every day: Who's going to bug us? What

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Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online. His parents are fed up

1:01pm June 15, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Seth Rich's killing brought incalculable loss to Joel and Mary Rich. Baseless conspiracy theories on Fox News made it even worse. They're speaking out for the first time since settling with Fox.

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New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of U.S. abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers. Pictured here is a Planned Parenthood center in 2018 in Chicago, Illinois — a state whose increase in aborti

With Roe on the precipice, Americans are having more abortions

12:23pm June 15, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers.