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News Articles: Elections

Former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport on Saturday in Waco, Texas.

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  • Politics

Don't call them 'witch hunts.' Most Americans say investigations into Trump are fair

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans do not want former President Donald Trump to hold that office again, as his campaign for 2024 is in full swing.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
A selection of the 1000 people who have been charged for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

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  • Investigations

1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

March 25, 2023
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By:
  • Meg Anderson and
  • Nick McMillan
President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks.

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  • Politics

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Former President Donald Trump called on his supporters to protest over his social media platform Truth Social last Saturday claiming he will be arrested on bogus charges.

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  • Politics

Yes, Trump can run for president if he's indicted, but winning is a different story

There is nothing in the Constitution prohibiting people with criminal records from running for president, but voters historically turn on candidates with legal challenges.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, speaks on election night on Nov. 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Elections

Ohio becomes latest Republican state to leave a key voting data partnership

Six GOP-led states have now pulled out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, despite it being considered one of the best tools states have to detect voter fraud.

March 17, 2023
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  • Miles Parks
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs a law to include the rights of LGBTQ people in Michigan's Civil Rights law on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

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  • National

Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

March 17, 2023
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  • Colin Jackson (Michigan Public Radio Network)
Former state lawmaker Kay Bounkeua takes a break from her work as her daughter Ryla Bounkeua plays with Kay's stepdad Jeffrey Strong in Rio Rancho, N.M, March 13.

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  • National

Only New Mexico lawmakers don't get paid for their time. That might change this year

Most states pay or offer some financial compensation to state lawmakers for their work. Not New Mexico. That can be a barrier for many people trying to enter politics. A new bill could change that.

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • Alice Fordham
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday in Davenport, Iowa.

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  • Elections

Donald Trump finally makes it to Iowa as other Republican hopefuls court voters

Nearly four months after declaring his third run for the White House, former President Donald Trump visited Iowa — the first in the nation caucus for Republicans.

March 14, 2023
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  • Clay Masters
Donna Lowry with Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • News

State unveils new voter information system

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger launched a new computer system last week designed to improve the tracking of registered voters.

March 13, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference in January, after a sentencing hearing of the Trump Organization. Bragg's office has invited former President Trump to testify before a grand jury — a step that often precedes an indictment.

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  • Politics

What we know about Trump possibly facing criminal indictment in New York City

Trump has been invited to testify before a Manhattan grand jury, typically the last step before a criminal indictment. Trump could become the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Andrea Bernstein
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally speak ahead of Gov. Bill Lee's State of the State Address. Monday, Feb. 06, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • National

Tenn. Lt. Gov. McNally apologizes after repeatedly commenting on racy Instagram posts

While supporting some of the state's most restrictive LGBTQ laws, Tenn. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally admitted to regularly commenting on nearly naked online photos of a gay man with heart and fire emojis.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Blaise Gainey
Communications between Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox Corp. head Lachlan Murdoch following the 2020 presidential election are being scrutinized in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit. Murdoch praised Scott's performance in an appearance on Thursday.

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  • Media

Fox Corp CEO praises Fox News leader as network faces $1.6 billion lawsuit

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the brand is strong. Fox News faces a blockbuster defamation lawsuit over its repeated broadcasting of baseless election-fraud claims in 2020.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
In this 2021 file photo, a Georgia poll worker passes a Dominion Voting Systems ballot scanner. Dominion, which has been the subject of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, was recently ditched by officials in California's Shasta County.

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  • Elections

A California county has dumped Dominion, leaving its election operations up in the air

California's Shasta County has terminated its contract with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that's faced a barrage of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Roman Battaglia
Seal of the President of the United States symbol is seen on a podium before the remarks of the President of the United States Joe Biden at the Royal Castle Gardens in Warsaw, Poland on February 21, 2023.

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  • Elections

2024 Republican presidential candidates: A list of who is or may be running

Republicans face a likely crowded field for the chance to challenge President Biden, who is expected to announce he's running for reelection. Here's who's in and who's thinking about a 2024 run.

March 09, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro and
  • Jacob Fenton
Fox News host Laura Ingraham said the head of the network's political Decision Desk "always made my skin crawl," in messages to stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity following the 2020 election.

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  • Media

How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

After Fox News projected Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the key state of Arizona, network stars turned on their own journalists, documents made public in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit show.

March 08, 2023
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