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Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Russian President Putin is meeting with his North Korean counterpart. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding.
Politics & Government
The who's who of the tech world will gather on Capitol Hill to focus on AI
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are among more than 20 business leaders and others meeting with U.S. senators behind closed doors Wednesday to talk about artificial intelligence.
House Republicans start a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The move comes as McCarthy is facing increasing pressure from a bloc of hardline conservative Republicans.
How strong is Republican's impeachment inquiry into President Biden?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former federal prosecutor and legal commentator Renato Marriotti about the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, and if the Republican case against him is solid.
UAW withholds endorsement of Biden as he stays mostly quiet about contract talks
President Biden loves to tout his support for unions. But the United Auto Workers union isn't returning the affection.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the House will move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, saying he lied "about his own knowledge of his family's foreign business dealings."
Speaker McCarthy says House to start an impeachment inquiry into President Biden
"I do not make this decision lightly," McCarthy told reporters Tuesday. It's unclear whether any formal impeachment resolution would have the votes in the House to pass.
Alabama asks Supreme Court to aid a delay after June loss in voting case
Alabama is once again asking the Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional districts. In essence, the state is fighting a court order that the high court upheld just months ago.
Former North Carolina justice enters Democratic primary for governor in 2024
Michael Morgan, a former state Supreme Court justice who stepped down early from the high court last week, announced his campaign Tuesday. He is challenging Attorney General Josh Stein to become Gov. Roy Cooper's successor after the Democratic governor reaches the end of his term limit next year.
North Carolina governor appoints Democrat to fill Supreme Court vacancy
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper appointed an appellate judge and longtime voting rights attorney to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Supreme Court created when one of two Democratic justices stepped down early.