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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against placing curbs on sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole.

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Supreme Court Rejects Restrictions On Life Without Parole For Juveniles

4:55pm April 22, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The court's conservatives said that a judge need not make a finding of "permanent incorrigibility" before sentencing a juvenile offender to life without parole.

President Biden delivers opening remarks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate from the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

At Biden Climate Summit, World Leaders Pledge To Do More, Act Faster

4:53pm April 22, 2021

by Scott Detrow

President Biden's Earth Day summit with 40 global leaders is an attempt to reassert U.S. leadership on the world stage. The White House hopes bolder pledges to act can avoid the worst climate impacts.

Change To Census Military Counts Could Shift House Seats, Electoral College

4:26pm April 22, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

Deployed U.S. troops were counted in a new way for the 2020 census. It could shift congressional seats and Electoral College votes to states with military bases after the first census results are out.

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Activists take part in a March rally near the U.S. Capitol in support of statehood for Washington, D.C. One month later, the House of Representatives passed a bill 216-208 that would make D.C. the nation's 51st state.

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House Democrats Pass Bill To Make D.C. The 51st State

2:48pm April 22, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

The effort to make Washington, D.C., the 51st star on the U.S. flag has never had more support. But the measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain.

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo., in February. President Biden is announcing a new pledge for the U.S. to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris climate agreement.

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

2:44pm April 22, 2021

by Scott Detrow

The president opened a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.

Republicans, led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., unveiled a $568 billion infrastructure proposal meant to serve as a starting point for bipartisan negotiations.

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Countering Biden, Senate Republicans Unveil Smaller $568 Billion Infrastructure Plan

2:05pm April 22, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

The five-year spending outline is much more narrowly focused on traditional infrastructure than the president's sweeping proposal.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump fly a U.S. flag with a symbol from the QAnon conspiracy theory as they gather outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 ahead of the insurrection.

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Q&A: Documentary Unravels Twisted Knots Of QAnon Movement

1:05pm April 22, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Cullen Hoback followed the growth of QAnon for three years. He speaks with NPR about the dangerous conspiracy theory and his six-part series on HBO.

The Democratic lawmakers' recusal letter comes at an awkward time for Justice Amy Coney Barrett after reports of her receiving a $2 million advance for a book deal.

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Democrats Ask Justice Barrett To Recuse In Case Involving Nonprofit Donor Privacy

12:07pm April 22, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The case involves a conservative nonprofit with ties to a Koch brothers-founded group that gave at least $1 million to fund a campaign to win Senate confirmation of her Supreme Court nomination.

U.S. To Pledge To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Half

8:17am April 22, 2021

by Jeff Brady

President Biden is hosting a virtual climate summit to show support for the Paris climate deal. The hope is that his aggressive plan to cut U.S. carbon emissions will push other countries to do more.

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Biden Administration Reaches Out To Rural Americans To Get Vaccinated

6:20am April 22, 2021

by Tamara Keith

The president's team has roped in community groups across the nation to try to persuade their neighbors to get a COVID-19 vaccine. And when it comes to rural America, there's a lot of work to do.

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