Gun Split Screen: Biden Signs Safety Measures As Justices Nix A Century-Old Law
On Saturday, Biden signed legislation designed to prevent people convicted of domestic abuse from owning a gun and increase the prevalence of state "red flag" laws.The new law comes just days after th...
27 Jun 202212min
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
In a 6-3 vote along partisan lines, the Supreme Court's conservative majority has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 50-year-old case that was the basis for legal abortion across the United States. The resul...
24 Jun 202217min
Trump Pressured Justice Department To Act Based On Baseless Election Fraud Claims
Top Trump-era Justice officials, including acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen, testified about the former president's push to have the Justice Department substantiate his election fraud claims. He ...
24 Jun 202216min
It Didn't End On January 6th: Republican Election Fraud Conspiracies Persist
In Nashville last week, Christian conservatives echoed Trump's claims about fraud after his speech at their conference. In Texas, the state GOP incorporated the idea that the 2020 presidential electio...
22 Jun 202214min
Republican Officials Detail Trump's Effort To Subvert Presidential Election Results
The officials who appeared before the Jan. 6 committee were Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his chief operating officer Gabriel Sterling — all Rep...
21 Jun 202218min
How To Make The Public Safer? It's A Lot Harder Than Just Hiring More Police
A special episode from our friends at Code Switch:In the wake of violence and tragedies, people are often left in search of ways to feel safe again. That almost inevitably to conversations about the r...
20 Jun 202232min
Inflation At 40-Year High; Jan. 6 Committee Wants To Talk To Ginni Thomas
Take our survey: https://www.npr.org/podcastsurveyGinni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly said she'd be willing to speak to the committee following reporting by the...
17 Jun 202222min
"Illegal and Unconstitutional:" What We Learned From The Third Jan. 6 Hearing
The committee centered its third hearing around one person in particular: former Vice President Mike Pence, honing in on the pressure put on him by former President Trump to overturn the 2020 election...
16 Jun 202213min
