Sarah McCammon
Sarah McCammon worked for Iowa Public Radio as Morning Edition Host from January 2010 until December 2013.
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President Biden is in Brussels for the NATO summit. The 30 member nations will meet to set the tone for the alliance. This after Biden renewed the U.S. commitment to the G-7.
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President Biden is in Cornwall, England, for the G-7 summit. Israel's parliament is set to vote Sunday on a new government. Wildfires burn in 11 states, including California, Arizona and Colorado.
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President Biden meets on Thursday with Britain's prime minister. The company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline terminates the project. Deaths in tribal jails put spotlight on a system of neglect.
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says on Twitter that he will veto funding for the state Legislature after Democratic lawmakers walked out, blocking passage of new voting restrictions.
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Biden's budget follows through on a campaign promise to overturn the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding ban on federal funding for most abortions. It's not clear the change will be approved by Congress.
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A new survey from the polling firm PRRI breaks down conspiracy theory acceptance by religious group, level of education, and sources of news and information, among other things.
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The Supreme Court said it would take up a major abortion case that could open the door to overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Texas Republicans are trying a new legal strategy to ban most abortions.
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The new law prohibits abortion the moment a fetal heartbeat has been detected, before many women are even aware that they are pregnant. Enforcement of the law relies on private citizens.
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A North Carolina district attorney concluded the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by deputies of the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office was legally justified and that none would be charged in his death.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will focus on Mississippi's abortion law, but it has implications for the rest of the country. If the Mississippi law is upheld, other states could pass similar laws.