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Anderson Clayton, 25, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, is the youngest state party chair in the country. She wants to help Democrats reach rural and young voters.

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A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024

Anderson Clayton is the youngest — and only Gen Z — state party chair in the country. She wants to help President Biden win over young and rural voters in her state next November.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Ximena Bustillo
John Wahl, 37, is the youngest GOP state party leader in the country. He also runs a business as a butterfly farmer in Athens, Ala. "This is me, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, in his natural habitat," he told NPR during a visit to his butterfly farm.

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This butterfly farmer wants to strengthen the Republican Party's hold on Alabama

Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl is the youngest state GOP chair. He wants to increase GOP turnout among Black and young voters amid a larger redistricting battle and a looming election.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Elena Moore
Members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union are seen on a Labor Day parade float, Sept. 4, 1961. While many may associate the holiday with major retail sales and end-of summer barbecues, Labor Day's roots are in worker-driven organizing.

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Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving
The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah.

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China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

Chinese companies and individuals own farmland across America. But lawmakers in Washington are pushing to block any purchases that could be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

June 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2022.

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Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe

A year after the court did away with the right to an abortion, 57% say they oppose the decision, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. They're also in favor of continuing affirmative action programs.

June 21, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Joe Biden listens as he meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington.

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More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds

As President Joe Biden seeks a second term in office, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about his mental fitness.

May 23, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Dr. Franz Theard performs a sonogram on a patient seeking abortion services at the Women's Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, a state that has not banned abortions.

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Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk

Even the Trump-era surgeon general is concerned about the repercussions for women's health, as doctors say they are reluctant to practice in states that have banned abortion.

May 23, 2023
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By:
  • Julie Rovner
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Flourish in Atlanta as part of a fundraising visit to the city on May 12, 2023.

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Vice President Kamala Harris returns to Georgia in early stop for 2024 reelection bid

Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to Atlanta was an early kickoff to the Biden-Harris reelection campaign and established Georgia's importance in the 2024 election cycle for Democrats.

May 15, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 19, 2022.

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Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Sen. Bernie Sanders walks into NPR Headquarters in Washington D.C.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders is embracing his anger. A new book details what he's angry about

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont about his latest book: It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.

February 21, 2023
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  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Jojo Macaluso
Last week in Florida, at the University of Tampa, President Joe Biden promised to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, as well as lower health care costs.

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How seniors could lose in the Medicare political wars

Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.

February 16, 2023
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By:
  • Julie Rovner
Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, stand on the roof of the National Congress building after they stormed it, in Brasília, Brazil, on Sunday.

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  • World

Democrats push for Bolsonaro to be booted from the U.S. as Brazil investigates riots

Brazil is widening its investigations into how thousands of supporters of former president ransacked government buildings. But with Jair Bolsonaro still in Florida, Democratic lawmakers want him out.

January 12, 2023
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  • Carrie Kahn

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kemp won't support early Democratic primary; McCarthy fight to be speaker endures

Thursday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp says he won't support the move by national Democrats to move Georgia's primary earlier. After two days of failed votes, Rep. Kevin McCarthy continues his bid for House Speaker.

January 05, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia state Sen. Jen Jordan poses for a portrait at the capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Campaign finance results show incumbent Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has been outraised by Jordan in the two months that ended June 30. That's one of the campaign finance results for Georgia's statewide races reported Friday, July 8, 2022.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia Democrats reflect on 2022 midterms; Jan. 6th Committee's final meeting

Monday on Political Rewind: While Democrats secured Georgia's seat in the U.S. Senate, they lost important seats in the state legislature. A special panel of state Democrats weighs in on lessons learned.
Plus, the January 6th Committee could recommend criminal charges in its final meeting today.
 

December 19, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 2 more
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola smiles before a debate for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat on Oct. 26, in Anchorage, Alaska. Peltola was elected to a full term in the House on Wednesday, Nov. 23, months after the Alaska Democrat won a special election to the seat following the death earlier this year of longtime Republican Rep. Don Young.

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Democrat Mary Peltola, the 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins a full term

The first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and first woman to hold Alaska's House seat, Peltola beat Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in ranked choice election results announced Wednesday.

November 24, 2022
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