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Attorney General Merrick Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady. The UAW strike may affect new and used car prices.
Politics & Government
Breaking with tradition, U.S. senators may now wear pretty much whatever suits them
NPR's A Martinez talks to men's fashion editor Derek Guy about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer directing the chamber's sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the dress code of the Senate.
Anti-affirmative action group sues West Point over considering race in admissions
Students for Fair Admission, the conservative group that won a Supreme Court ban on affirmative action programs, is suing West Point to eliminate all racial considerations in the academy's admissions.
Philly's 'pastor of the hood' Carl Day weighs in as another election cycle kicks off
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Philadelphia pastor Carl Day about how he's feeling ahead of the 2024 presidential race and if he has any takeaways from the 2020 election.
The U.S.-Iran prisoner swap 'was the right deal to make,' deputy special envoy says
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abram Paley, deputy special envoy for Iran, on the prisoner swap that allowed five Americans who'd been detained in Iran for years, to return to the U.S.
Summerfield Town Council approves resolution to reconsider major development
Summerfield town council approved reconsidering a development in hopes of slowing legislation that could turn over more than 900 acres of land to Guilford County.
Italy has no clear plan for 10,000 North African migrants who landed on resort island
Thousands of migrants from North Africa have landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Italy has no clear plan for what happens next to them.
At UN, world leaders talk Russia's war against Ukraine, coups and climate change
Climate change dominates the opening day of the UN general assembly, with speeches from President Biden amongst other leaders, as the UN Secretary General warns that
Restoring the Voting Rights Act is still on this Alabama Democrat's agenda
Despite a divided Congress, Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama is still pushing to shore up the Voting Rights Act after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled key parts of the landmark law.
Zelenskyy's U.S. visit comes as Republican opposition to Ukraine aid grows
Congressional leaders are working to pass $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, but rising opposition on the right is complicating its passage.