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Democratic lawmakers, led by Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, walk out of the Georgia House of Representatives last month, skipping a vote on a bill to ban gender-affirming care for inmates in state prisons.

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Republicans seek more state laws on transgender people, putting Democrats on the spot

Since North Carolina passed a "bathroom" law in 2016, the number of bills has grown and Republicans have used the issue in campaigns. Democrats are still working out how to respond.

May 10, 2025
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  • Sam Gringlas
Cherokee County Democrats Chair Nate Rich stands in Allen Temple AME Church in Woodstock, Georgia.

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Hundreds of Democrats attend town hall in Cherokee County

Democrats packed a church in Cherokee County Thursday night. The area is known as a Republican stronghold.

May 02, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
From left, Saikat Chakrabarti, Kat Abughazaleh and Elijah Manley are among a crop of young Democrats challenging incumbents in solidly blue districts across the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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  • Politics

The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Inmates sit in a cell at El Salvador's Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of gang members are incarerated, in Tecoluca  on Jan. 27. The Trump administration says it is considering El Salvador's offer to accept U.S. prisoners — including some U.S. citizens — in its jails.

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House Democrats land in El Salvador, demand Abrego Garcia's return

Unsanctioned congressional trip comes days after Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

April 21, 2025
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  • Luke Garrett
A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY, announced Thursday that he would back the bill, creating an opportunity for others to follow and vote to avoid a shutdown, despite their own misgivings about the bill.

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Senate passes spending bill to avoid a government shutdown

The Senate voted 54 to 46 to approve a spending bill to fund the government through the end of September.

March 14, 2025
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  • Lexie Schapitl,
  • Barbara Sprunt,
  • and 2 more
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Schumer answered a range of questions during the press conference. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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  • Politics

Senate Democrats signal plans to advance GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said he plans to vote for a Republican bill to fund the government through September, paving the way for other Democrats to join him.

March 13, 2025
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  • Deirdre Walsh,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
Pastor Chris Morgan leads a contemporary service — a worship service where people dress casually and sing modern music — at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pa., on the Sunday after Election Day. The church developed a sermon series called "Do Unto Others" to help parishioners navigate political divisions after the election.

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How to bridge our political divide? A pastor's answer: Do unto others

A Pennsylvania church just blocks from where then-candidate Donald Trump's would-be assassin lived created a sermon series on the Golden Rule to try to bridge political divisions in its congregation.

November 20, 2024
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  • Frank Langfitt

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GPB evening headlines for November 8, 2024

Georgia state Senate Republicans nominated Senator John Kennedy of Macon Thursday night for president pro-tem.

Sea turtles in coastal Georgia had a slow nesting season this year, but experts say a busy season is on the horizon.

November 08, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Kannan Udayarajan, chair of the Forsyth County Democrats, is canvassing his community leading up to the November election in Suwannee, Georgia on October 4, 2024. Udayarajan says it's important for the South Asian community to get out to vote and support Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Some Indian American Democrats see themselves in Harris. Others see the limits

In swing states like Georgia, growing numbers of South Asians could make a difference this election. So how do they feel about the woman some call "Lotus POTUS?"

October 10, 2024
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  • Sandhya Dirks
Supporters carry signs as Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22 in Chicago.

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  • Politics

Harris needs Gen Z. Here's her plan to win them

The campaign tells NPR that it plans to invest in new digital ads on campus and social media, double its youth organizing staff around the country, and launch a college campus tour in battleground states.

August 27, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
A Chicago police officer takes a picture of people posing before a mural of Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Democratic National Convention.

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  • Elections

What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts

To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 1 more
Vice Presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shakes hands with panelists during the Native American Caucus meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024.

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  • Politics

Democrats court Native American voters at their convention in Chicago

Activists noted that Native American voter turnout in swing states is what helped President Biden win during the last cycle.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gestures on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday.

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  • Politics

Schumer says Harris ticket boosts prospects for Democratic candidates

The remarks mark a turn of fortunes for Democrats who were confronted with a lack of voter enthusiasm and flagging poll numbers when President Biden was at the top of the ticket.

August 20, 2024
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

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  • Elections

If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?

The Electoral College could help Democrats avoid a complicated situation in the event President Joe Biden withdraws from the race after his name is printed on ballots. States Newsroom reporters and editors in the network’s 39 states explored how a presidential candidate could be replaced on ballots — should the nominee drop out or become unable to continue their campaign following the party conventions.

July 19, 2024
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  • Jennifer Shutt
Sen. Raphael Warnock praises President Joe Biden’s debate performance in the spin room at the McCamish Pavilion. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

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  • Elections

Georgians react to Biden-Trump debate

Democrats at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion faced a crowd of dozens of reporters from around the world shouting questions about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and whether he should remain the party’s candidate.

June 28, 2024
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Jill Nolin
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