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Jun 30, 2022 • 13min
We watched 34 primaries so you didn't have to. Here's what we learned.
More than half of the states in the U.S. have held primary elections ahead of the midterms. As Trump looms over the GOP and Democrats attempt to limit losses, politics editor Scott Bland shares five takeaways and a report card on the state of the race.
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Jun 29, 2022 • 12min
States are shaping the future of abortion. Here are the places to watch
For decades, state lawmakers had limited avenues to control abortion. Now, the power to decide when — and whether — abortion should be legal is squarely in their hands. Megan Messerly looks at the states and people re-shaping abortion policies in 2022 and 2023.
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Jun 28, 2022 • 11min
Biden's got global problems. The G-7 won't solve them
The coziest club on the global summit circuit is back together, but its inability to solve inflation, Russia's war in Ukraine, and climate change is raising questions about whether G-7 leaders need to spend more time out of their democratic comfort zone. Ryan Heath reports.
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Jun 27, 2022 • 12min
Republicans brace for the impact of reversing Roe
Everything was going right for Republicans in the midterm campaign. Then the Supreme Court decision came down. David Siders reports.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 14min
Inside the wild world of D.C.'s matchmakers
D.C.’s single power players are enlisting an expensive, awkward, and sometimes even romantic method to find love: matchmakers. Jessica Goldstein reports.
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Jun 23, 2022 • 13min
Patients with opioid addiction could soon lose their virtual care
Federal regulations that have allowed practitioners the flexibility to virtually prescribe buprenorphine, an opioid withdrawal treatment drug, are due to expire along with the Covid-19 public health emergency — even as opioid deaths reach record levels. Krista Mahr reports.
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Jun 22, 2022 • 13min
Election administrators go to Washington
Election workers from across the country are flying into the nation’s capital to beg Washington for two things that have vexed officials since the last election: security and funding. Zach Montellaro reports.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 11min
Georgia, Proud Boys and more: Jan. 6 hearings head to the second half
Today, the Jan. 6 committee looks at Trump’s role in the plan to replace electors at the state level to overturn election results. But tensions are growing between members of the committee and the DOJ, who want access to full interview transcripts to aid in their own investigations. Kyle Cheney reports.
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Jun 17, 2022 • 11min
The cannabis gold rush that wasn't
The nation’s marijuana industry boomed during the pandemic. Weed sales hit $27 billion in 2021, nearly doubling figures from just two years earlier — and revenues are projected to double again over the next six years. But the still-green industry is mired in a financial funk: Stock prices have plummeted. Capital raises have crashed. And marijuana prices have slumped. Paul Demko reports.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 8min
Global abortion-rights advocates worry their countries are next if Roe falls
Activists said they spoke to officials not only about their fears of the international impact if Roe v. Wade were to fall, but also proposed changes to U.S. policy that has long restricted funding for abortions abroad. Daniel Payne reports.
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