The FDA takes steps to regulate nicotine; former DOJ officials testify today about the Jan. 6 riot

Plus, how two sisters' decisions on abortions changed their lives forever. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen First up [Video showing an interview of former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is played during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.]( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Here's what we're following today: Trump-era Justice Department officials will testify today before the Jan. 6 committee in a hearing focused on [pressure from Trump to overthrow the 2020 election](. This hearing was meant to take place a week ago, but was postponed because of "technical issues." The time finally may have come for the FDA to regulate nicotine — a substance it says is the "only legal consumer product that, when used as intended, will [kill half of all long-term users]( The organization is planning to set maximum nicotine levels in cigarettes and other tobacco products to make them less addictive. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the possibility of a recession while addressing the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, but said he [didn't think the risk of one was high](. The Federal Reserve recently ordered the [largest increase in interest rates since 1994]( in an effort to curb inflation. Jeanette Taylor applied for an affordable housing voucher in Chicago in 1993. Twenty-nine years, [she's finally at the top of the waiting list](. She's since been elected as an alderwoman in the city, and is exposing inefficiencies in the system and pushing for change. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture show April M. Frazier In her photographic project Frame of Reference, April M. Frazier presents archives of her family's deep-rooted Texan lineage from 1890 through the present day. Frazier combines [photographs created on ancestral lands]( with scanned images of old family photographs. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen [Fanny Sung (left) and her younger sister, Marianne Sung (right). Abortion — and whether to get one — changed the two sisters' lives in ways that affected them for years to come.]( Paige Pfleger/WPLN News Fanny and Marianne both got pregnant when they were relatively young. The sisters' decisions on whether or not to get an abortion at the time changed each of their lives for years to come. 🎧 [Listen to the two reflect on how their lives might have been different]( or [read their story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [Trumpet, a bloodhound, competes for best in show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y. Trumpet won the title.]( Frank Franklin II/AP - A round of applause for Trumpet the bloodhound! He's the [first of his breed]( to take home the top prize in the 145-year history of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. - The Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word "The," which it argued has been a [rallying cry throughout campus]( for many years. - D.C. is one step closer to getting two new Smithsonian museums. Four sites have been announced as possible locations for the [National Museum of the American Latino]( and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. - The National Labor Relations Board wants a court to reinstate seven Starbucks employees who were allegedly [fired illegally]( for organizing a union. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]