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LISTEN: Supreme Court justices seem to favor doctors in case over pain pill prescription convictions

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In a case stemming from the opioid addiction crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with two imprisoned doctors who wrote thousands of prescriptions for pain medication in short periods.

WATCH: House panel explores legislation to protect online users, hold Big Tech accountable

By Associated Press

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to hold a hearing about protecting online users and holding tech companies accountable when social media platforms are used in harmful ways. Watch here starting at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment

By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression.

WATCH: House Judiciary examines discrimination against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities

By News Desk

The House Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee held a hearing on discrimination against Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities on Tuesday.

Live Results: Texas 2022 Primary Election

Texas voters are picking their nominees for governor, attorney general, congressional seats and more. Find results here.

U.S. says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for engaging in espionage

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The United States has announced it is expelling 12 members of Russia's U.N. mission, accusing them of being "intelligence operatives" engaged in espionage.

Capitol fencing returns, National Guard on standby for State of Union

By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Police cars with flashing lights are stationed at major intersections and highways. The U.S. National Guard is on standby. It's the new normal.

WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine

By Jennifer Peltz, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.'s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s State of the Union address, the conflict in Ukraine

By Geoff Bennett, Tess Conciatori

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden’s first State of the Union address, the war in Ukraine and former President Trump’s…

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Ahead of 2022 election, GOP lawsuit looks to throw out absentee voting in Arizona

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The GOP's request would upend the election procedures used by 90 percent of voters in a battleground state that will be crucial to determining which party controls the U.S. Senate after the 2022 election.