Supreme Court Rules Catholic Group Doesn't Have To Consider LGBTQ Foster Parents The decision marks a triumph for a new brand of conservatism on the court, which is putting the Constitution's guarantee to the free exercise of religion at the highest level of protection. Nina Totenberg
Obamacare Wins For The 3rd Time At The Supreme Court The decision threw out the challenge to the law, on grounds that Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision. The vote was 7 to 2. Nina Totenberg
Sweeping Voting Rights Reform Looks Unlikely To Pass At The Federal Level NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Stacey Abrams, who pushed for different voting rules after losing the 2018 governor's race in Georgia, about what she wants from Congress, and what advocates can do.
A Long To-Do List Awaits Biden Back In Washington NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and Hoover Instiution fellow Lanhee Chen about the most pressing issues awaiting President Biden in Washington.
Atmosphere Is Tense At Biden-Putin Geneva Summit Press and security scuffled during a photo op, which added to the tense atmosphere between the two sides. Franco Ordoñez
Israel Hits Hamas Targets With The 1st Airstrikes Since Cease-Fire Deal The Israel Defense Forces said its fighter jets struck two Hamas military compounds early Wednesday morning. Jaclyn Diaz
Senate Unanimously Approves A Bill To Make Juneteenth A Public Holiday Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America. Alana Wise
Texas Democrats Are Pressing Their Congressional Counterparts To Expand Voting Rights Texas Democrats last month staged a dramatic walkout that successfully — if temporarily — blocked Republicans from passing a restrictive voting measure for the state. Susan Davis
From The Streets Of Tehran: Iranians' Thoughts Ahead Of Friday's Vote For President Iranians vote for a president on Friday. In the streets of Tehran the expectation is that a hardliner will win, in part for lack of many other choices. Peter Kenyon
House Democrats Ramping Up Probes Into Jan. 6 Insurrection House Democrats are ramping up their probes into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. They're also issuing new findings of a pressure campaign by former President Trump to overturn election results. Claudia Grisales