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Jan. 6 committee alleges that 6 Congressional Republicans sought pardons from Trump

The House Jan. 6 committee released testimony alleging that some Republican members of Congress sought pardons from then-President Donald Trump for their roles in trying to subvert the 2020 elections.

Biden will visit Saudi Arabia to ask for an increase in oil production

President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia next month represents a stark change in his attitude towards Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been implicated in the killing of a journalist.

People line up outside of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on June 23, as the city makes vaccines available to residents possibly exposed to monkeypox.

Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal'

The testing system set up by the CDC actually deters doctors from ordering a monkeypox test, and many physicians aren't familiar with the disease, resulting in too few tests and little tracking.

Whole Woman's Health of Minnesota, a clinic that opened to patients in February, is one of only eight that provide abortions in the state and is located just a few minutes from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Minnesota will be one of the states where abortion remains legally protected. But legal doesn't necessarily mean accessible, advocates warn.

Thomas Dobbs is the state health officer at the Mississippi State Department of Health. His name appears on the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion rights, despite having "nothing to do with it," he has said.

The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it

The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.

Fasten your seat belts, flight attendant-turned-novelist shares stories from the sky

T.J. Newman began writing the hijack thriller Falling while she was a flight attendant. She'd jot down ideas on paper napkins in the quiet moments on red-eye flights. Originally broadcast July 2021.

Here's where abortions are now banned or severely restricted

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, numerous states have banned abortion. Here are the states with bans or severe restrictions in effect, on hold or pending.

Abortion-rights supporters gather on Des Moines' streets in reaction to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion.

Abortion remains legal in Iowa, but court rulings open the door to more restrictions

Abortion is still legal in Iowa after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion Friday. The Court overturned the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, allowing states to decide how much they want to restrict abortion.

Anti-abortion activists rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 6.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld for decades

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

IDP Chair Ross Wilburn makes a case to keep the Iowa caucuses first in the nation before the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee in Washington D.C. on June 23, 2022.

Iowa Democrats have made their final pitch to keep the caucuses first

Iowa Democrats have gone before the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee to make their final case to keep their caucuses first in the order of nominating a presidential candidate. The DNC this year had states apply for the early window that Iowa has occupied for decades.

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