President Biden and former President Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections at CNN's studios in Atlanta on June 27. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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America's allies and partners around the world are paying close attention to the U.S. presidential election. The outcome could significantly affect U.S. partnerships around the world. LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. election results will reverberate around the world
Tuesday
Lost in automation? Vaselena/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on June 4. Facing a contempt vote in the House, Garland pushed back against false accusations that the Justice Department is behind the prosecution and subsequent conviction of former President Donald Trump in New York, and that falsehoods and "conspiracy theories" are harming the rule of law. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Kendrick Lamar performs at a Spotify event in Cannes, France, during the Cannes Lions media festival in June 2022. Getty Images for Spotify/Getty Images Europe hide caption
Wednesday
What the reaction to Trump's felony conviction tells us about the word "felon" Jackie Lay hide caption
Friday
The Washington Post's new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis, announced a newsroom leadership shakeup during a staff meeting on Monday. Robert Miller/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Artificial Intelligence and Trump on trial. David McNew/AFP; Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Republicans really want revenge; plus, can AI take a chill pill?
Sunday
Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday responds to his 34-count conviction in the "hush money" trial. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the courtroom during his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. The jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial announced May 30, 2024 in a note to the court that it has reached a verdict, indicating that this would be delivered in less than an hour. Michael M. Santiago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In a historic verdict, Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in hush money trial
Tuesday
Attorney Daryl Jones, of the Transformative Justice Coalition (left), with Carl O. Snowden, convener of the Caucus of African American Leaders, address the renaming of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. Dee Dwyer for NPR hide caption
Saturday
Republican primary challenger for Rep. Richard Pombo's seat, former Rep. Pete McCloskey, is shown at his law office in Redwood City, Calif., March 16, 2006. Former California Rep. McCloskey, who ran as a Republican challenging President Richard Nixon in 1972, died on May 8 at age 96. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Wednesday
In college, Amylyx cofounders Josh Cohen and Justin Klee dreamed of finding a treatment for diseases like ALS. When their drug's promise did not pan out, they pulled it voluntarily from the market. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals hide caption
Lots of drug companies talk about putting patients first — but this one actually did
Tuesday
Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Former President Donald Trump has long made headlines with controversial comments about everything from immigration to trade, but translating those talking points isn't always easy. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption