Law

Rioters clash with police as they push barricades to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

National

New Videos Underscore The Violence Against Police At The Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

7:46pm June 18, 2021

by Meg Anderson

In response to a motion filed by NPR and other media organizations, the Justice Department released new videos which prosecutors say show assaults on police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Same-Sex Couple On Supreme Court Ruling On Same LGBTQ Foster Parents

7:29am June 18, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rob and Reece Scheer, who adopted five children out of the foster system. The ruling says a Catholic group doesn't have to consider same-sex foster parents.

Lawyer Discusses Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQ Foster Parents

7:28am June 18, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Lori Windham about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of her client, a Catholic agency that had refused to work with same-sex couples applying to be foster parents.

Environment

How Congress' Hydrofluorocarbon Legislation Will Affect Your Groceries

6:58am June 18, 2021

by Laura Klivans

Over the next 15 years, the U.S. is set to slash the use of powerful greenhouse gases used in refrigerants. That means changes to your grocery store, a switch that's already underway in California.

National

Biden Signs Into Law Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

4:57am June 18, 2021

by Brian Naylor

President Biden has signed legislation making Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom in 1865, a federal holiday. It will be commemorated for the first time Friday.

Patricia McCloskey and her husband Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor crimes on Thursday. They also agreed to forfeit both weapons they used when they confronted protesters in front of their home in June of last year.

National

The Couple Who Waved Guns At BLM Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanors

9:55pm June 17, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The wealthy duo's defense lawyer told NPR they "understand that what they did is a violation of Missouri law" but if faced with a similar situation, Mark McCloskey would do it again.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson speaks at a campaign rally at a gun store in October in Lee's Summit, Mo. Parson has signed into law a measure that could fine state and local law enforcement officers $50,000 for helping to enforce federal gun laws.

National

Missouri Has Declared Federal Gun Laws Invalid. Can It Do That?

7:16pm June 17, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Legal experts say the state's law is unconstitutional. But it could have a chilling effect on the state's law enforcement officers anyway.

A demonstrator holds a sign in support of the Affordable Care Act in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last November. On Thursday, the justices did just that.

Obamacare Wins For The 3rd Time At The Supreme Court

6:14pm June 17, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The 7-2 decision threw out the challenge to the law, saying Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision and thus lacked standing.

Supreme Court Sides With Religious Freedom In High Profile LGBTQ Rights Case

6:12pm June 17, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Currey Cook of Lambda Legal, the gay rights group that wrote a friend-of-the-court brief in the LGBTQ rights case in which the Supreme Court sided with religious freedom.

Architect Of The Affordable Care Act Reacts To Supreme Court Upholding The Law

6:00pm June 17, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with an architect of the Affordable Care Act, Dr. Zeke Emanuel, about the Supreme Court upholding Obamacare once again.