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U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick speaks to reporters about the search for the Titan submersible on Wednesday in Boston, Mass. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Attorney John Eastman stands outside the California State Bar Court in downtown Los Angeles. The State Bar is seeking to revoke Eastman's law license over his work on former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

A car plastered in stickers reading "Trump Won" drives through Coos Bay, Ore. Wesley Lapointe for NPR hide caption

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For election workers, Trump's lies have meant threats, harassment and a poisoned dog

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Tuesday

Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, a Democrat and Presbyterian minister, speaks at a news conference in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico on May 27, 2022. Daniel Becerril/Reuters hide caption

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Horseshoe crabs are bled at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014. Ariane Müller hide caption

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Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability

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Wednesday

Cleta Mitchell speaks at a conference in Camp Hill, Pa., on April 1, 2022. The influential conservative attorney helped former President Donald Trump as he sought to overturn the 2020 election. She's now working to dismantle ERIC. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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The far right's growing influence and 4 other takeaways from NPR's ERIC investigation

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Sunday

The Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, has for years operated as a bipartisan success story in election administration. But since early 2022, the far right has targeted ERIC, fracturing a partnership that had 32 member states at its height. Eight states where Republicans oversee voting have so far pulled out. Glenn Harvey for NPR hide caption

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How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud

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Sunday

A photo album of Shihab — during his time as an interpreter working with American military personnel during the Iraq War — rests on a small table alongside cups of tea. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Saturday

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

A photo shared by the National Park Service shows a park visitor attempting to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd. The plan ultimately ended the animal's chance of survival. Hellen Jack/National Park Service hide caption

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Sunday

A woman holds a sign for Felipe Santos during a remembrance ceremony for missing persons at Cambier Park in Naples on Oct. 25, 2017. Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News hide caption

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Two missing men, one deputy, zero charged. Join us on a pursuit for answers

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Deemmeris Debra'e Burns shows the spot on a rural road in Satartia, Miss., where he lost consciousness when a carbon dioxide pipeline ruptured, an experience he thinks is a warning for America. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption

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The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story

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A federal investigation found former U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack (at right) repeatedly engaged in abuses of power and gross mismanagement. Pack, shown last year at a party with conservative politician and publisher Steve Forbes, sought to stamp out all hints of anti-Trump sentiment at the agency, the Voice of America, and other networks funded by the federal government. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images hide caption

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