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With the Supreme Court seemingly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats look to legislation to keep abortion legal.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Slate legal affairs analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the latest Supreme Court ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance. The Court on Monday ruled against a California atheist's legal challenge to remove the phrase "under God" in the pledge -- but dodged the broader question of separation of church and state, by basing the ruling on a technicality.

Bridgers has joined a growing list of celebrities and social media users publicly sharing their abortion stories following the leak of the Supreme Court's draft opinion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his nation's intelligence services gave the Bush administration information after the September 11 terror attacks that suggested Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was planning to strike against the United States. Nonetheless, Russia remained adamantly opposed to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports from Moscow.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee lined up Thursday to block a Democratic attempt to subpoena Bush administration legal memos on the use of torture on prisoners. The same day, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged ordering that an Iraqi prisoner be held in secret for more than seven months, violating the Geneva Conventions. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now.

Nancy Solomon reports from southern New Jersey on reaction to Paul Johnson's beheading death at the hands of al Qaeda kidnappers in Saudi Arabia. Johnson's family had been holding a vigil in his New Jersey hometown, pleading with the kidnappers for his safe return.

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's remains will be taken from the Capitol Rotunda -- where tens of thousands have come to pay last respects -- to the Washington National Cathedral for a national funeral service Friday morning. The list of dignitaries attending includes former presidents Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

NPR's Mike Pesca reports from the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where political leaders, friends and family attend a funeral service for former President Ronald Reagan.

Former President Ronald Reagan had a profound impact on the United States, even before he became commander-in-chief. NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich about how Reagan influenced him, and on his thoughts on the late president's legacy.