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Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws in trying to overturn the election

The Democratic-led House select committee says it "has a good-faith basis for concluding that the President and members of his Campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States."
- Claudia Grisales
Their son died in a hazing incident at WSU. They've since worked to change Washington's laws around hazing

‘One question that I ask myself over and over again since that night is what if just one of those young men had been trained to recognize hazing and had said no, had intervened or called for help?’
- Kim Malcolm
Prosecutors opened arguments in the 1st trial tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection

Opening arguments were today in the first jury trial related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. A lawyer for defendant Guy Reffitt says he's simply a big talker.
- Carrie Johnson
Russian police jail kids who took flowers and 'No to War' signs to Ukraine's embassy

The children were still clutching their flowers as they sat in custody. Police reportedly threatened that their mothers could lose their parental rights.
- Bill Chappell
When colleges defraud students, should the government go after school executives?

For 30 years, the U.S. Department of Education has had the power to hold for-profit college executives personally liable when their schools defraud students. It simply hasn't used it.
- Cory Turner
Seattle's eviction moratorium expired. What happens now?

The Seattle City Council voted 5-3 last week against another proposal to extend the moratorium. After being in place for two years, Seattle’s eviction moratorium ends today. Tenant lawyers say renters behind on payment could see an eviction notice as early as this week.
- Brandi Fullwood
The 1st trial connected to the assault on the Capitol has begun

Jury selection is underway in the first prosecution related to Jan. 6 to go to trial. Defendant Guy Reffitt has pleaded not guilty. The trial could help set the course for hundreds of other cases.
- Carrie Johnson
The first Jan. 6 defendant goes on trial

Nearly 14 months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the first trial of a defendant charged in connection with the deadly attack begins Monday.
- Ryan Lucas
Civil rights activists rally behind Supreme Court pick — and prepare for the backlash

Civil rights activists are rallying behind the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and preparing for the possibility of a rough confirmation process.
- Sandhya Dirks
The Alabama leaders challenging GOP-drawn map that critics say disfavors Black voters

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with lawmakers and an activist in Montgomery, Ala., to learn more about the battle over voting rights and gerrymandering in the state.

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