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Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 conservative majority.
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President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday.
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The moves come after recent high-profile mass shootings put added pressure on the president to act on gun violence.
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"You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high-speed train," President Biden said. The map shows 30 new routes across the U.S. that funding could create.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with UCLA historian Eric Avila about the impact of Biden's infrastructure plan on racist urban planning.
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Current and former officials say that the executive order could mean that some pretrial detainees are housed hours away from courthouses where their cases will be heard, diverting resources.
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Officials are trying to shrink the timetable for many asylum cases from "years to months." That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration.
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Gun violence prevention advocates are heralding the proposed funding, saying it would be a historic investment in urban communities.
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The package has a heavy focus on climate change and the environment, and it has already drawn Republican criticism for its size and scope.
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Moving forward on a pledge to restore “scientific integrity,” the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan, is reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic scientists from key advisory boards in favor of industry figures. Regan was formerly the secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality.