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Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol in March in Washington.

Prosecutors Secure The 2nd Guilty Plea In The Capitol Insurrection

Paul Hodgkins pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding. He is the second person to plead guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack has issued subpoenas to 11 organizers of the event that preceded the riot.

House Panel Subpoenas The Organizers Behind A Rally That Preceded The Capitol Attack

The 11 individuals subpoenaed are said to have played a role organizing the rally that preceded the deadly Jan. 6 riot.

Meredith Sasso, left, chief judge for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court on May 23, 2023. She is shown with her two children.

Lakeland judge Meredith Sasso is named to the Florida Supreme Court

Sasso, chief judge for the 6th District Court of Appeal, becomes the fourth woman to be appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Ron DeSantis since he took office in 2019.

With much of the country ordered to stay at home, countless businesses have shut down and millions are out of work.

Staggering: Record 10 Million File For Unemployment In 2 Weeks

The staggering number of people claiming jobless benefits set a new record for the second week in a row. Much of the country has been ordered to stay at home, bringing the economy to a lurching halt.

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington.

Prosecutors cite Trump's history of false election claims as evidence of motive

Prosecutors want to use evidence of former President Trump's baseless statements about election fraud and his embrace of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, to bolster the election interference case against him.

Biden administration to send billions more in aid to Ukraine

The White House says it will send nearly $6 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine. It's likely to be the last bit of support by the Biden administration as Trump's team is about to take over.

Appeals court pauses Tufts student's transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a three-judge panel would hear arguments on May 6 in the case of Rumeysa Ozturk. She's been detained for five weeks as of Tuesday.

The Supreme Court says the U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the border

By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.

Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants

Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.

"I had one day I worked six hours and made $50. It really wasn't worth it. ... But it doesn't happen that often," says Hilary Gordon, who works as a shopper for the grocery delivery app Instacart in a suburb of Sacramento, Calif. "The other day I worked 11-and-a-half hours and made $265. Great? No. But good."

Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your Groceries

After two master's degrees and three children, Hilary Gordon is one of the women who now make up more than half of the contractors at food delivery apps like Instacart. NPR spent a day with her.

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