Justice Department Sues Texas Over New Abortion Ban Attorney General Merrick Garland called the Texas law a "statutory scheme" that violates Supreme Court precedent. Carrie Johnson
Trump Loyalists Push Back As Biden Ousts Them From Military Academy Boards Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer and other Trump administration officials slammed President Biden for asking them to leave their board positions or else face termination. Rachel Treisman
Biden Will Require Vaccines For Federal Workers As Part Of A New COVID Strategy With the school year underway and cooler months approaching, President Biden is set to detail a new plan to rein in the delta-driven spread of the coronavirus. Alana Wise
Biden Will Withdraw His Nominee To Lead The ATF The White House plans to withdraw David Chipman's nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, dealing a blow to the president's effort to address gun violence. Ryan Lucas
How The Child Tax Credit Is Helping Families In Mississippi NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, which works with Mississippians receiving public assistance, on the impact of the extended child tax credit. Mia Venkat
Election Workers Are Under Attack. A Group Of Lawyers Plans To Defend Them A bipartisan group is hoping to support voting workers who have faced unprecedented scrutiny and pressure for more than a year now. Miles Parks
With Robert E. Lee's Statue Gone, Virginia Reveals Some New Plans For Its Pedestal A 133-year-old time capsule that was placed at the pedestal of the Confederate monument in Richmond, Va. in 1887 will be replaced by a new time capsule filled with modern-day artifacts. Jonathan Franklin
Biden Asks Congress For $30 Billion To Help Disaster Relief And Afghan Evacuees The White House wants $24 billion in new aid to help recovery from recent wildfires and hurricanes. President Biden also asks for $6.4 billion to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the U.S. Franco Ordoñez
Facing Growing Opposition, Brazil's Bolsonaro Has Mobilized His Supporters To Protest In cities around Brazil, Bolsonaro supporters demonstrated against those who oppose the far-right president. The intensity of the protests have some Brazilians worried about their country's future. Philip Reeves
'American Crime Story' Tells The Story Of The Clinton Scandal From An Updated Angle FX's American Crime Story returns with a bold take on the Clinton impeachment. The story of the affair leaves few characters unscathed, including Monica Lewinsky — one of the show's producers. Eric Deggans
