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News Articles: Elections

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is one of 23 freshmen Democrats whom the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is endorsing in this fall's elections.

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  • Politics

Nation's Largest Business Lobby Backs Vulnerable Democrats For Reelection

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed 30 House Democrats for reelection, the highest number of Democrats to earn the business lobby's support in at least a decade.

September 19, 2020
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  • Susan Davis
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives for a Republican Senate luncheon Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

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  • Politics

McConnell: Trump's Nominee To Replace Ginsburg Will Receive A Vote In The Senate

The Senate majority leader releases a statement expressing condolences for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and follows with a pledge to continue consideration of Trump's judicial nominees.

September 18, 2020
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  • Kelsey Snell
President Donald Trump announced his list of potential Supreme Court nominees in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on September 9, 2020.

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  • Elections

Trump's Nominee To Succeed Ginsburg Would Cap A GOP Judicial Wave

President Trump and Republicans already have remade the federal judiciary in their own image. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg puts a rare third Supreme Court pick within their grasp.

September 18, 2020
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  • Philip Ewing
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at the age of 87.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers React To Death Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The feminist icon's death left a vacancy in the court just 46 days before the Nov. 3 general election.

September 18, 2020
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  • Alana Wise
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his campaign plane at Duluth International Airport on September 18, 2020 in Duluth, Minn.

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  • Elections

Trump Has Detailed His Supreme Court List. Will Biden Release One?

Former Vice President Joe Biden hasn't unveiled a list of names about who he could nominate to the Supreme Court. That issue has taken on a new urgency.

September 18, 2020
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  • Philip Ewing
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

How Supreme Court Vacancy Could Change Dynamics Of Presidential Election

The vacancy on the Supreme Court sets up the potential for an epic political fight and comes days after President Trump released a short list of names he would nominate.

September 18, 2020
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  • Mara Liasson
Macon-Bibb Board of Elections

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  • News

No Sunday Voting But Macon-Bibb Expands Early Voting Sites

Although Sunday voting was a rousing success in 2018, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections deadlocked 2-2 when it came to authorizing voting on Oct. 25 for the Presidential Election.

September 18, 2020
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  • Liz Fabian
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Retread Congressional Candidate: A Liability Or An Asset For The Party?

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with elections analyst Nathan Gonzales about how both political parties are relying on congressional candidates who have lost before and why that strategy may lead to wins.

September 18, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden Leads Trump But Shows Some Vulnerability

Joe Biden leads President Trump in the presidential election nationally by a substantial margin, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But he is underperforming with likely voters of color.

September 18, 2020
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Andrea Lerner (left), and her husband, Ira Lerner, sift through the mail-in applications at the Voter Registration office in the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown, Pa.

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  • Elections

'We're Rolling With It': Election Workers Scramble To Adjust To Changing Voting Rules

Pennsylvania's governor and state legislature — as well as the national political parties and campaigns — have been at odds, leading to election workers doing what they can to help voters keep up.

September 18, 2020
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  • Pam Fessler
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in a town hall Thursday evening in Moosic, Pa. Biden leads by 9 points against President Trump, who continues to face an uphill reelection battle.

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  • Elections

Poll: Biden Maintains Lead Over Trump With Likely Voters

Joe Biden leads by 9 points against President Trump, who continues to face an uphill reelection battle. But the Democratic nominee is underperforming with people of color who are likely to vote.

September 18, 2020
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Benjamin Graff, center, and his son Jacob Graff, 19, drop off their mail-in ballots for the Pennsylvania primary election, in Philadelphia, on June 2, 2020. The state Supreme Court affirmed Thursday that counties may use drop boxes for voters casting mail-in ballots.

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  • Elections

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Extends Vote By Mail Deadline, Allows Drop Boxes

The decisions come just seven weeks before Election Day and as a flurry of election-related lawsuits heat up around the country.

September 18, 2020
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  • Sam Gringlas
President Trump listens as Vice President Pence speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in April. A former Pence aide said Trump prioritized his reelection over concern for people getting sick.

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  • Politics

Former Pence Aide Backs Biden, Drawing Scorn From Trump

Olivia Troye said President Trump prioritized his reelection over concern for people getting sick. Trump said Thursday she was a "lower-level person" who was terminated.

September 18, 2020
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  • Ayesha Rascoe
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Florida Voters Face Election Misinformation

Latino voters in the swing state of Fla. are seeing a barrage of alarming messages about the election on WhatsApp and Facebook — misinformation that some fear could influence the election's outcome.

September 18, 2020
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  • Franco Ordoñez
GPB News NPR

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  • National

News Brief: Trump's 'Patriotic' Curriculum, Voter Misinformation, German Gas Pipeline

President Trump announced a commission to promote "patriotic" education. Latino voters in Florida face election misinformation. And, Germany tries to save the development of a gas pipeline.

September 18, 2020
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