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A Good Guy: Under Oath
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A Good Guy: Under Oath

There's a promise that all Marines make to defend the Constitution. After Sgt. Joshua Abate participated in the events on January 6, the Corps has to decide: Did he break his oath when he entered the Capitol that day? And what does his case say about the changing narrative around January 6? To listen to this series sponsor-free and support NPR, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Members of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For fifty years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies.

Members of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For 50 years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies. NNSA hide caption

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Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime.

Nuclear Emergency Support Team

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Sunday

Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun stands for a photograph in New York City, U.S., October 25, 2024.

Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun stands for a photograph in New York City, U.S., October 25, 2024. Jeenah Moon for NPR hide caption

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Law

Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him

The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.

American activist talks about how having a target on his back has changed his life

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Saturday

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Ahead of the 2024 election results, civil society groups are working to prevent future violence. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

How civil society groups are quietly working to prevent election-related violence

Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6 attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.

Political violence scenarios

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Friday

Former President Donald Trump stands alongside appears at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26.

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Army releases report about Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetery

The heavily redacted report focuses on an August altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving two campaign staffers for former President Donald Trump and a cemetery employee.

Army releases report on Trump campaign incident at Arlington Cemetery

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice on Sept. 27.

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Law

DOJ lawyers slam 'glaring gap' in failure to investigate potential Israeli crimes

The four-page letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland calls on the department to investigate potential crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and civilians and is a rare instance of public disagreement inside the department.

DOJ lawyers call on attorney general to investigate potential Israeli killings of US citizens

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Thursday

A Good Guy: 279 Hours
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A Good Guy: 279 Hours

"Have you ever tried to overthrow the U.S. government?" Marine Sgt. Joshua Abate was in the middle of a routine polygraph test to receive top-secret clearance when he made an extraordinary admission: He had followed the crowd that broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. This admission leads to a different kind of January 6 story. Abate says he's not an insurrectionist. So why did it take him so long to talk openly about that day? To listen to this series sponsor-free and support NPR, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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Monday

Introducing "A Good Guy" from NPR
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Introducing "A Good Guy" from NPR

Sergeant Joshua Abate says that he's not a rioter or an insurrectionist. Those closest to the active-duty Marine call him "a good guy." But he was part of the mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. On the eve of a new presidential election, what does his case tell us, as the nation still grapples with the legacy of that day? As they look into the military's reckoning with extremism in the ranks, NPR's Tom Bowman and Lauren Hodges examine Abate's main line of defense: Don't focus on what he did; focus on his promising career as a Marine, instead. Embedded's new two-part series "A Good Guy" drops Thursday, October 24. To listen to this series sponsor-free and support NPR, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

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Sunday

What does it take to run a free, fair and peaceful election?

An air-gapped room to show that tabulation machines aren't connected to the internet at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center. The Elections Department galvanized security and transparency measures after the election denial movement in 2020. Caitlin O'Hara/for NPR hide caption

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What does it take to run a free, fair and peaceful election?

Millions of ballots are tabulated at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Inside and out, the building is a fortress.

What does it take to run a free, fair and peaceful election?

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Sunday

Thursday

Hanan Khdour, 47, stands beside the grave of her son Mohammad Khdour in Biddu, West Bank, on Sept. 19, 2024. Mohammad, 17, and his cousin Malek Mansour, 16, also from Biddu, were driving in the hills not too far from their home in February 2024, when a man shot at their car from a distance as they were driving back.

Hanan Khdour, 47, stands beside the grave of her son Mohammad Khdour in Biddu, West Bank, on Sept. 19, 2024. Mohammad, 17, and his cousin Malek Mansour, 16, also from Biddu, were driving in the hills not too far from their home in February 2024, when a man shot at their car from a distance as they were driving back. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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DOJ silent as families of Americans killed in West Bank, Gaza demand it investigate

The Justice Department vowed to investigate Americans killed by Hamas in the group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But the DOJ has done nothing to investigate deaths of 4 Americans killed in the West Bank and Gaza by Israelis.

DOJ silent as families of Americans killed in West Bank and Gaza demand it investigate

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Benjamin Mizer, with Attorney General Merrick Garland (L), speaks during a press conference announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March 2024.

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Justice Department No. 3 official pledges to fight hate crimes, fueled by personal story

The Justice Department's third-in-command talked about the department's pledge to fight hate crimes, and shared he was close in age to Matthew Shepard, whose death inspired a federal law helping to prosecute people fueled by hate.