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What this term says about where the Supreme Court is headed
What this term says about where the Supreme Court is headed

A number of Supreme Court decisions handed down this term have expanded the power of the president while limiting the power of the courts.

How has th…

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Iran's nuclear sites got bombed. North Korea? It's another story
Iran's nuclear sites got bombed. North Korea? It's another story

Although President Trump launched air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, the administration has chosen a different path when dealing with Kim…

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The Supreme Court just lifted a key check on presidential power
The Supreme Court just lifted a key check on presidential power

Three different federal judges have issued nationwide blocks to President Trump's executive order to deny U.S. citizenship to some babies born to imm…

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Autism rates have exploded. Could the definition be partly to blame?
Autism rates have exploded. Could the definition be partly to blame?

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about the safety of vaccines and linking them to autism…

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We're not built for this heat
We're not built for this heat

Tens of millions of people across the US are currently under a heat advisory. And the extreme heat isn't just affecting people.

You may have seen vid…

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Medical views on self-managed abortion shifting since overturn of Roe
Medical views on self-managed abortion shifting since overturn of Roe

Three years ago, the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States.

As the legal landscape shifted, the medical lan…

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Iran launches missiles at U.S. base in Qatar
Iran launches missiles at U.S. base in Qatar

On Monday, Iran struck back against the United States, firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. The retaliatory strikes come two days after the U.S. …

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What are the wider repercussions of the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear sites?
What are the wider repercussions of the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear sites?

The U.S. joined Israel's war on Iran and over the weekend bombed three of the country's nuclear sites, including Fordo, located deep inside a mountai…

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Covering the military parade and a No Kings rally on the same day
Covering the military parade and a No Kings rally on the same day

Frank Langfitt has covered the world. Now he reports for NPR as a roving correspondent, focusing on stories that help us understand a changing Americ…

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How Gabby Giffords is grappling with the rise in political violence
How Gabby Giffords is grappling with the rise in political violence

Last weekend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home by a man impersonating a po…

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