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News Articles: Elections

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., on July 29.

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  • Analysis

Why the Trump indictments have not moved the needle with Republicans

The former president has insulated himself with his party, having sold its members over the past seven years on his baseless narrative of a deep-state conspiracy against him.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Donald Trump is seen on Jan. 28 in Columbia, S.C.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

The charges in Fulton County implicate the former president as the head of a sweeping conspiracy to subvert his defeat. It's the fourth indictment in as many months for Trump.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is photographed in her office in Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2022.

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  • Law

Fani Willis, the Atlanta DA who's charging Trump, is no stranger to high-stakes cases

"My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what's right," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pledged as she took office.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama's congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., during a special session in July.

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  • Elections

Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win

Alabama is under a federal court order to draw a new congressional map with two districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred candidate. But its GOP-led legislature refused.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Donald Trump has been a popular figure in West Virginia for years now.

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  • Politics

Will Trump's Jan. 6 trial move to West Virginia? The long-shot strategy explained

Experts say the request is a long shot, legally speaking. But even if it fails, it could still be a win for Trump politically. NPR traveled to West Virginia to explore why.

August 12, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Ohio voters have approved Issue 1, a referendum which drew higher than anticipated turnout for an August special election.

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  • National

Ohio voters reject measure that would have made it harder to change constitution

Ohio votes down Issue 1, rejecting conservative lawmakers' attempt to change the constitutional amendment process ahead of a vote on reproductive rights this November.

August 11, 2023
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By:
  • Jo Ingles and
  • Karen Kasler
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2020. Giuliani is scheduled to appear in an Atlanta courthouse on Aug. 17, 2022, to testify before a special grand jury in an investigation into possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | How false claims fanned post-election flames in Georgia

On this episode, we’ll start to untangle a complicated web spun by some of the Trump allies who may face charges here in Georgia in the coming days.

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Lawmakers of the National Assembly arrive for a group photo with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the end of the last session of the current parliament, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

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  • Asia

Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections

Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, right, huddles with Preston Padden, president of network distribution for Fox, during a hearing of the Federal Communications Commission in May 1995. A generation later, Padden says Murdoch is unfit to hold the licenses for local television stations due to Fox News.

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  • Media

A former Fox executive now argues Murdoch is unfit to own TV stations

Preston Padden helped Rupert Murdoch launch the Fox broadcast network in the 1990s. Now he argues Murdoch has proved unfit to hold the license for a Philadelphia station.

August 09, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
David Hogg speaks to gun control advocates during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington last year. Hogg first became a national organizer after a mass shooting at his high school in Parkland, Fla., more than five years ago.

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  • Elections

'We're not just voting. We're also running.' David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

Young voters are growing as a dominant portion of the electorate. At the same time, more are becoming eligible to launch their own bids for office. Now, a new PAC wants to help them run — and win.

August 09, 2023
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Residents of Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood register to vote at a voter registration event on Sept. 29, 2021.

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  • Elections

Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here's what they're doing

More states are adopting policies to increase voter registration, including for young people. Those policies include automatic voter registration and pre-registration before age 18.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Dave Williams was elected Colorado Republican Party chair this year. He's promised to go up against Republicans who he thinks aren't conservative enough.

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  • Politics

Some state Republican parties are struggling and seeing deep divisions

Some state Republican parties — like Colorado's — are struggling after steep election losses, and are witnessing infighting that has left deep divisions when it comes to the future of the GOP.

August 07, 2023
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By:
  • Bente Birkeland
Former Arkansas Governor and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Asa Hutchinson speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28.

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  • Politics

GOP hopeful Asa Hutchinson is optimistic that Trump's grip on party will loosen

The former Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential candidate who is critical of the former president is struggling in the polls. He sees voters not dwelling on Trump but focused on other issues.

August 05, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Detrow,
  • Megan Lim,
  • and 1 more
The cases against Trump and Nixon raised crucial constitutional questions about how far could a president go to stay in office if convinced his reelection was crucial to the nation, Ron Elving writes.

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  • Politics

Trump's defense in 2020 election case could conjure ghost of Nixon once more

How far could a president go to stay in office if convinced his re-election was crucial to the nation? What liability would he face? And how much stress can the fragile structure of democracy stand?

August 05, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving
"I Voted" stickers are ready to be distributed to voters on Nov. 8, 2022, at a Brandon, Miss., precinct.

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  • Elections

An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal.

August 04, 2023
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