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What's Happening In North Carolina's 9th District As Congress Begins Its New Session

4:14pm January 02, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with WSOC-TV reporter Joe Bruno, who has been covering the absentee ballots investigation in the election in Congressional District 9 in Charlotte, N.C.

Politics & Government

As The Total Number Of Women In Congress Reaches An All-Time High, GOP Numbers Drop

4:14pm January 02, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The number of Republican women in Congress is dropping as Democrats seat even more female members. Republican women say their party hasn't done enough to recruit strong candidates and support them.

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Abortion-rights advocates rally outside the Iowa capitol building in May. A law there banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected is one of several state laws on its way through the courts.

Activists Brace For 2019 Abortion-Rights Battles In The States

4:14pm January 02, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they're ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Two senior officials at the U.S. Government Publishing Office, based in Washington, D.C., betrayed "public trust" and eroded employee morale by hiring unqualified workers, including an official's son, the agency's Office of Inspector General said in an in

Cronyism, 'Wasteful' Spending Accusations Roil Government Publishing Office

4:14pm January 02, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

NPR has obtained an internal investigative report that alleges mismanagement at a little-known federal agency in charge of producing and distributing official documents, including 2020 census forms.

If you are seeing effects of the shutdown in your life, work or travel, we want to hear your story.

Tell Us: How Is The Government Shutdown Touching Your Life?

1:50pm January 02, 2019

by Amita Kelly

The partial government shutdown is rippling beyond federal workers and contractors. If you are seeing effects of the shutdown in your life, work or travel, we want to hear your story.