Seattle voters will now face ranked-choice voting on fall ballots This fall Seattle voters will see two different reform measures on their ballots, each with the potential to transform how the city elects candidates. David Hyde
Secret Service erased texts from two-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says A Secret Service spokesman disputes the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's account, saying its request came after a mobile phone migration had started, but no messages were lost. Claudia Grisales
Biden stops short of saying he will raise Khashoggi's killing in Saudi Arabia President Biden said "I always bring up human rights" on foreign trips, but stopped short of saying he would raise the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he meets Saudi leaders. Eric McDaniel
IRS head is getting questioned by lawmakers after former FBI officials were audited IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, who was appointed by President Trump in 2018, will face questions behind closed doors from lawmakers in the House and Senate before the end of the month. Deepa Shivaram
A rape, an abortion, and a one-source story: a child's ordeal becomes national news The Indianapolis Star's story about an anonymous child rape victim from Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion became a political lightning rod. Now a man has been arraigned for the rape. David Folkenflik
Some of the issues that President Biden and Israeli leaders will meet about President Biden started on a series of deals in Israel meant to show the ties between the two countries. The subject of a Palestinian-American journalist killed in the West Bank may be on the agenda. Daniel Estrin
How Trump's 'will be wild' tweet drew rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6 In the cases against the hundreds of Capitol riot defendants, attorneys repeatedly reference how Trump's tweet motivated rioters to come to Washington, D.C. — sometimes with weapons and armor in tow. Tom Dreisbach
Florida Gov. DeSantis is doing battle against "woke" public schools Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills that limit how race and sexual orientation can be taught. He says students have been getting a "distorted" view of history. Greg Allen
Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearing focused on how Trump galvanized far-right supporters The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol covered heated meetings inside the White House. NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas reports. Ryan Lucas
The meeting that changed history and 3 other takeaways from the latest Jan. 6 hearing Trump made a fateful choice in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2020, days after the Electoral College voted, to choose a path that led to the insurrection on Jan. 6. Domenico Montanaro
