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Rep. Elissa Slotkin on her visit to Ukraine and meeting with President Zelenskyy

5:19pm July 25, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., about her trip to Ukraine with a bipartisan Congressional delegation and meeting with President Zelenskyy.

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In China, the banking scandal is causing some to lose faith in the Communist Party

4:45pm July 25, 2022

by John Ruwitch

The rough treatment of bank protesters in China has cast a spotlight on an under-regulated corner of the banking system. Some depositors are questioning their faith in the ruling Communist Party.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) at a Senate hearing last week.

Sens. Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski have tested positive for COVID-19

2:06pm July 25, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Manchin said he was experiencing mild symptoms, while Murkowski said she was experiencing flu-like symptoms.

President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with his national security team on July 22 from the White House in Washington.

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Biden's COVID-19 symptoms are nearly resolved, the White House doctor says

12:07pm July 25, 2022

by Washington Desk

Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the White House physician, reports that President Joe Biden has "residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness" after four full days of Paxlovid treatment.

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2 Murdoch-owned papers release harsh editorials about Donald Trump

7:49am July 25, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about critiques of former President Trump by the conservative editorial boards of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

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Abortion-rights activist rally at the Indiana Statehouse following U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 25, 2022 in Indianapolis. State lawmakers convene Monday July 25 for a special session to debate banning abortion.

Indiana may soon ban abortion if Republican lawmakers can agree on how far to go

6:36am July 25, 2022

by Brandon Smith

Indiana lawmakers will convene in the Statehouse for a special session on abortion and other issues. They're in the minority, but Democrats may have an impact because of division among Republicans.

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News brief: Ukraine grain deal, Oak Fire, Indiana special legislative session

6:03am July 25, 2022

Where does the Russia-Ukraine grain deal stand? A fast-moving fire threatens Mariposa County, Calif. Indiana is likely to join other states that recently moved to restrict abortions.

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President Biden tested positive for COVID last week and will remain in isolation until Tuesday.

President Biden's COVID symptoms are improving, his doctor says

12:25pm July 24, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

Biden's physician says the president's symptoms "continue to improve significantly" and that he is now mainly dealing with a sore throat.

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Politics chat: Jan. 6 committee break; Trump, Pence at dueling rallies; Biden health

9:13am July 24, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

This Sunday's politics chat covers some of the many questions in Washington right now — including those surrounding the Jan. 6 investigation and its consequences for former President Donald Trump.

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Then-President Donald Trump is seen on the screen above the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Thursday in outtakes from his Jan. 7, 2021, video in which he refused to say he had lost the election.

As Jan. 6 panel pauses, the U.S. faces a fourth fall of Trump (with a fifth in view)

5:00am July 24, 2022

by Ron Elving

Even if the January 6 investigation had wrapped this week, the former president would still be looming over the fall landscape like a rising harvest moon.