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Investigations Aims To Keep Surfside Tragedy From Happening Elsewhere

There are at least four federal agencies in Surfside, including: FEMA, OSHA, the FBI, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NPR's Noel King talks to Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
Where The Investigation Stands Into The Jan. 6 Insurrection

It was six months ago that a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. That deadly event stunned the nation, led to Donald Trump's second impeachment and spurred a massive federal probe.
- Leila Fadel
Democrats Sidestep GOP Leaders To Expand Medicaid In Texas

Twelve states have not expanded Medicaid. Now some Democrats want to go around state leaders with legislation that would allow local governments to expand Medicaid themselves.
- Paul Flahive
Seeking A Path Back To A Glorious Fourth As COVID Clouds Begin To Part

The hopeful message of the moment is that in various ways we are finding our way — maybe even approaching the normal that we never imagined we could miss so much.
- Ron Elving
Week In Politics: U.S. Will Not Reach July 4 Vaccination Goal

The U.S. will narrowly miss President Biden's July 4 vaccination goal but the country is still in a far better position than July 4, 2020.
- Ron Elving
Twitter spats and smack talk — another week in Seattle politics

Downtown Seattle is front and center in the mayor’s race this week. And two frontrunners landed themselves in hot water this week.
- Katie Campbell
A Wrap Up Of The Supreme Court's Most Recent Term

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg and lawyer Tom Goldstein and Colombia Law School professor Jamal Greene for a wrap up of the Supreme Court's most recent term as it comes to an end.
State Department Says It Plans To Move Some Afghans Who Helped The U.S. To Safety

With U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, there are growing concerns on Capitol Hill about the fate of thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military.
- Michele Kelemen
NW heat wave sparks skepticism of new Conservative Climate Caucus

There’s broad agreement that the record-setting heatwave that struck the Pacific Northwest this week was yet another symptom of our changing climate. And with the climate emergency in mind, dozens of Republicans in D.C. came together about a week ago to form the new Conservative Climate Caucus.
- Katie Campbell
A Commission Finds 'Quite A Lot Of Tolerance' For Sexual Harassment In The Military

A new report says commanders need training to learn how to stop what an official described as "daily acts of demeaning language and sexual harassment" in the military.
- Ayesha Rascoe

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