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President Biden is welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah. He was later greeted by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

Will he or won't he? Watchful eyes are on Biden's handshakes on his Middle East trip

4:59pm July 15, 2022

by Bill Chappell

On Friday, the president shared a fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. One day earlier, an Israeli singer declined President Biden's hand.

Sen. Joe Manchin pulled the plug on major spending to address climate change

4:49pm July 15, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., dashed Democrats' hopes of major climate spending in the budget reconciliation. Here's what that means for the country's ability to bring down carbon emissions.

John Fetterman's back on the Senate campaign trail. The end of Roe has changed things

4:42pm July 15, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Pennsylvania's Senate race has changed on the Democratic side. John Fetterman was sidelined after a stroke, the Supreme Court overturned Roe and the Jan. 6 hearings affected voters' perceptions.

In this photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Biden bump fists as they begin meetings in Jeddah.

Biden avoids a handshake with Saudi crown prince, but fist bump doesn't go over well

4:40pm July 15, 2022

by Scott Detrow

Sidestepping the bad optics of a handshake with the crown prince deemed to have approved the operation that led to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, President Biden opted for a fist bump.

She was married to Khashoggi. She wants accountability as Biden lands in Saudi Arabia

4:20pm July 15, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Hanan Elatr, who was married to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, about President Biden's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.

Why is Steve Bannon reversing course and now willing to testify in Jan. 6 hearings?

4:20pm July 15, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek correspondent Joshua Green on Steve Bannon's new willingness to testify before the House select committee investigating Jan. 6.

Indiana Attorney General candidate Todd Rokita has called for an investigation into the Indiana obstetrician for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim.

Doctor told the state she performed abortion on 10-year-old girl, document shows

4:03pm July 15, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

The Indiana health department's document obtained by NPR shows the physician reported the procedure to the state.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in east Jerusalem on Friday. Biden announced a U.S. investment of $100 million for a network of hospitals.

Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives

11:46am July 15, 2022

President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.

Stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections on Sept. 3, 2020, in Raleigh, N.C. The Green Party has so far been kept off North Carolina's 2022 Senate ballot by the Democratic-led Board of Elections.

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North Carolina's Green Party says Democrats are working to keep it off 2022 ballot

7:36am July 15, 2022

by Steve Harrison

The North Carolina Board of Elections, which is controlled by Democrats, has — so far — refused to give the Green Party a spot on the ballot, citing possible fraud in their ballot petition.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over abortion guidance

5:03am July 15, 2022

NPR speaks with Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at The University of Texas School of Law, about a Texas lawsuit against President Joe Biden's over emergency abortions.