Biden consults with European allies about deterring a Russian invasion of Ukraine President Biden confers with U.S. allies on Ukraine on Monday, as the U.S. pulls diplomatic families out of Kyiv and weighs beefing up troop deployments in the region over fears of a Russian invasion. Michele Kelemen
Supreme Court adds affirmative action to its potential hit list With the court already having heard arguments this term on abortion and guns, this case marks yet another politically charged issue that threatens to uproot decades of legal doctrine. Eric Singerman
Biden weighs sending 5,000 troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia The Biden administration is considering a plan to send several thousand additional U.S. troops into NATO countries in eastern Europe, near both Russia and Ukraine. Steve Inskeep
U.S. weighs sending 5,000 troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia Biden is considering sending up to 5,000 troops to Eastern European countries, including Romania and Poland, a U.S. official told NPR. Russia has stationed 100,000 troops near Ukraine. Emma Bowman
Jan. 6 panel is investigating a Trump administration plan to seize voting machines Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed Sunday that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states. Matthew S. Schwartz
West Virginia's plan to fight 2022 misinformation NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mac Warner, West Virginia's secretary of state, about a bipartisan campaign by state election officials to fight misinformation ahead of the 2022 vote.
Biden's predecessors could have felt his first-year pain Yet these early reversals haven't always been crippling. On the contrary, three of the past four presidents elected — and five of the past eight — have recovered from shaky starts to win re-election. Ron Elving
For all of Biden's successes or failures, it's really about 'Covid, stupid' No matter all the other problems and mistakes — and accomplishments — that were detailed and worked over in his exhaustive press conference, as goes Covid, likely so goes the Biden presidency. Domenico Montanaro
'Safe' hospital staffing and limiting emergency powers: 2022 legislative check-in Washington state lawmakers are working fast this session to correct the record on a number of issue including the state’s plan to fund long-term care and executive emergency powers. Katie Campbell
Florida's DeSantis proposes a voting map that cuts 2 majority Black voting districts Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has weighed into the redistricting fight in Florida by proposing his own controversial congressional redistricting maps that dilute minority voting power. Valerie Crowder