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As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food, gas, housing and utility costs.

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The U.S. has killed top al-Qaida leader and key 9/11 plotter, Ayman al-Zawahiri

Monday, August 01, 2022

President Joe Biden said a strike carried out by the U.S. has killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, a top Al-Qaida leader and key plotter in the 9/11 attacks.

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Biden uses first public outing since testing negative to tout his pandemic response

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 and will discontinue his isolation, his doctor wrote Wednesday in a letter. He appeared in public remarks not long after the letter's release.

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House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

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The Jan. 6 committee holds its 8th hearing Thursday night. Here's what to expect

Thursday, July 21, 2022

This is the final hearing planned so far for the summer but the committee has left the door open for additional hearings to be scheduled.

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Pence splits with Trump again in endorsement for Arizona's governor

Monday, July 18, 2022

The former president and vice president are supporting two challenging candidates in the primary race for Arizona's GOP governor.

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The Senate is nearing a deal on immigration that could also lower food prices

Monday, July 18, 2022

Two Senators are closer then ever before on an immigration-related bill that would provide a much-needed workforce for agriculture. But can they get the Farm Bureau on board the final sticking point?

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Biden urges Democrats to pass slim health care bill after Manchin nixes climate action

Friday, July 15, 2022

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's vote is key in the evenly divided Senate, and he already rejected President Biden's larger spending package in December.

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Live updates: Jan. 6 rioter, former Oath Keepers spokesman testify in seventh hearing

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Tuesday's hearing looks at the role of groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — and the groups' possible connection to former President Donald Trump.

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Who and what is behind abortion ban trigger law bills? Two groups laid the groundwork

Friday, July 08, 2022

Two national organizations have gained a reputation for taking the lead on model legislation to restrict and block abortions. Now, states are needing to grapple with the laws they passed.

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Biden warns Democratic governors a GOP Congress would try to ban abortion nationwide

Friday, July 01, 2022

President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors Friday afternoon to discuss ways their states are protecting abortion access and continuing to push abortion as an election issue in November.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.

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

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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.

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Who is Cassidy Hutchinson, the surprise witness at Tuesday's Jan. 6 panel hearing?

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

NPR has confirmed that Cassidy Hutchinson is expected to be the witness for today's Jan. 6 hearing.

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Former White House aide says Trump knew crowd was armed and told them to march

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Cassidy Hutchinson, the Mark Meadows aide who appeared in videotaped testimony before the Jan. 6 committee last week, is the panel's surprise witness today.

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There are key primaries in New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Utah today

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

New York governor's race and two incumbent vs. incumbent contests are among some key primaries on Tuesday.

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Jan. 6 committee schedules last-minute hearing for Tuesday

Monday, June 27, 2022

The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol will hold its sixth hearing tomorrow after previously announcing there would be no more hearings until July.

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Following Roe's reversal, Biden calls it 'a sad day' for the court and the U.S.

Friday, June 24, 2022

President Joe Biden noted that this is the first time the court has revoked a constitutional right. Now that Roe has been overturned, "the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk."

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Republican lawmakers asked the White House for pardons before and after Jan. 6

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Various Republican House members requested pardons from President Donald Trump in the final days of his administration, according to testimony presented before the Jan. 6 committee.

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DOJ officials pushed back on Trump's baseless election fraud claims

Thursday, June 23, 2022

About a week before the Jan. 6 attack, there was an "escalation" of then-President Donald Trump's demands about election fraud allegations, a former acting deputy attorney general testified.

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