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News Articles: Elections

People color in a U.S. electoral map during a 2020 presidential election watch party at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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  • Elections

This year’s Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here’s why

Differences in how quickly each state’s counties can report this year’s election results may lead to another “blue shift” or “red mirage” on the presidential electoral map.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
President Biden crosses himself after Buck Paulk of Shiloh Pecan Farm, in Ray City, Ga., leads a prayer on Oct. 3, 2024.

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  • Politics

Biden says small business disaster loan program will soon run out of money

President Biden says Congress needs to shore up a small business disaster loans fund, and fast. Meanwhile, the response to Hurricane Helene has become a presidential election issue.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Vice President Harris speaks during a rally on Oct. 4 in Flint, Mich.

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  • Politics

In Michigan, Harris hits back against Trump over his electric car attack lines

The Trump campaign is telling Michigan that Vice President Harris would ban gas-powered cars. At a rally in Flint, she pushed back – and said Trump would be bad for the state’s best-known industry.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa.

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  • Politics

Trump is returning to Butler, the site of the 1st assassination attempt against him

The rally will mark Trump's first time back in the Pennsylvania city since the failed assassination attempt against him in July. The guest list will include a shooting survivor, as well as Elon Musk.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
In this photo illustration, an absentee-voter mail-in ballot shows the names of the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 election.

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  • Elections

Can someone find out who you voted for? No. Here is what you should know

As Election Day approaches, many Americans are questioning the secrecy of their ballots. We explain what you should know about privacy and casting a ballot.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Vice President Harris waves after landing in Flint, Mich., on Oct. 4.

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  • Politics

On the trail in Michigan, Harris hears concerns about Gaza and Lebanon

Arab Americans and Muslims have been frustrated with the Biden administration’s response to the ongoing war in Gaza and the expanding conflict into Lebanon.

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
In this file photo, a sign directs people to a voting site in the Bronx during the Democratic primary on June 25 in New York.

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  • Elections

New American voters have the political power to affect the election in swing states

With one in 10 potential voters being a naturalized citizen, the group has enormous political power, especially in key swing states like Pennsylvania, where nearly 80% of those Americans plan to vote.

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
President Biden speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Friday. Biden made a surprise appearance, his first in the briefing room since becoming president, to tout a positive job report and take questions from reporters.

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  • Politics

Biden says he is worried about violence around the presidential election

President Biden told reporters he was confident the election “will be free and fair,” before saying, “I don’t know whether it will be peaceful.”

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Vice President Harris hands out food to people at the Henry Brigham Community Center in Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2, during a tour of hurricane damage in the area.

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  • Politics

The October surprise: Harris is navigating a pair of them

Devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Escalated tensions in the Middle East. The Harris campaign is navigating a pair of October surprises as Election Day draws closer.

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Gus Contreras and
  • Franco Ordoñez
The Sikh Temple of Wisconsin was the scene of a deadly mass shooting in 2012.

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  • Elections

We visited a Sikh temple that sits at the intersection of multiple election issues

NPR visits the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, where a white supremacist mass shooting took place 12 years ago.

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Karen Zamora,
  • and 1 more
Former President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign event in Indiana, Pa., on Sept. 23. Behind Trump, Republicans are urged to vote in numbers that are "too big to rig."

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  • Elections

Driven by Republicans, most Americans are concerned about fraud in the 2024 election

Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Miles Parks
Vice President Harris walks with former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., at a campaign rally in Ripon, Wis. on Oct. 3.

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  • Politics

Kamala Harris made an unusual pilgrimage today — to the birthplace of the GOP

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

October 03, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Deepa Shivaram
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Too much presidential politics? State legislatures are also on the ballot

With so much focus on the presidential election, keep in mind these down-ballot races can lead to big changes in your state when it comes to policies like abortion, health care and criminal justice.

October 03, 2024
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By:
  • Ryland Barton
Vice President Harris consoles a woman as she toured damage from Hurricane Helene in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2.

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  • Politics

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states

President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Georgia and North Carolina to reassure people that help is on the way. Making good on that promise is a critical test in this election year.

October 02, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks about the Trump election interference case in August 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Judge unseals new evidence against Trump in the Jan. 6 election interference case

Prosecutors provided the most detailed look yet at their election interference case against former President Donald Trump.

October 02, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson and
  • Ryan Lucas
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