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Monday

Abortion-rights supporters protest in Austin, Texas, in October. Doctors say their worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true. Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Doctors' worst fears about the Texas abortion law are coming true

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The U.S. government says in its affidavit that this photo shows Guy Reffitt rinsing his eyes outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wearing a blue jacket over a tactical vest and a helmet with a camera. Department of Justice hide caption

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Supreme Court to hear a case that could limit the EPA's power to fight climate change

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Sunday

Destiny Laurence receives a call at the Harris County Election Office in downtown Houston. In January alone, Laurence and the 14 other workers in the call center received 8,000 calls from people asking for help navigating the voting process. Scott Dalton for NPR hide caption

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Texas election workers provide practical and emotional support to confused voters

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Saturday

Alabama's state Capitol has been the location of fights over redistricting. The Supreme Court hears a case this fall that could have implications for gerrymandering across the country. Andi Rice for NPR hide caption

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Inside the fight over Alabama's congressional maps

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President Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday will be his first since becoming president. But in April 2021, he addressed a joint session of Congress, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Harris behind him on the dais. Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Thursday

Florida State Rep. Carlos Smith speaks against HB 1577, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics, earlier this month in Tallahassee, Fla. Rick Wilson/AP hide caption

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday criticized the sanctions the Biden administration announced against Russia as too little, too late. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Republicans are condemning Putin for the invasion of Ukraine — and criticizing Biden

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A US Postal service employee unloads mail at a facility on February 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. On February 8, the House of Representatives passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076). The legislation will address operational and financial issues that the agency has been grappling with for years. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Yevghen Zbormyrsky, 49, runs in front of his burning home after it was shelled in the city of Irpin, Ukraine, outside the country's capital of Kyiv, on Friday, March 4. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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