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News Articles: Elections

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, pose with members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play

Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz just kicked off on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Action 4 Liberty, a conservative group in the state, runs a stand at the Minnesota State Fair opposing Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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  • National

Weird. Why the popular campaign insult stings more in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz popularized the term to brand his Republican opponents in the presidential race. To Minnesotans, though, it hits different.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson
Supporters of restoring Florida felons' voting rights march to an early voting precinct on Oct. 24, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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  • Elections

Florida felons could get a bit more clarity on their voting rights with a new proposal

Florida election officials say they're working to “streamline” a process for formerly incarcerated people to figure out whether they're eligible to vote. It's something advocates have long asked for.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department for weeks about the Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump.

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  • Law

Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department about the case, which accuses Donald Trump of leading a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
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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By:
  • Elena Moore
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Friday in Glendale, Ariz. Kennedy suspended his independent presidential campaign and is backing Trump.

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  • Elections

RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states

In dropping his presidential bid, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd seek to remove his name from about 10 battleground state ballots, but an NPR review finds it is likely not possible in certain states.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Minnesota Gov. and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21.

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  • Elections

Tim Walz is a new kind of reproductive rights messenger

People in politics have shared their experiences with infertility, including Michelle Obama and Mike Pence. But men haven't been as open about it on the campaign trail like Walz has.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Jeongyoon Han
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
The Harris campaign hopes that young voters like this one can be mobilized to vote for her during the election season.

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  • Politics

Democrats want to turn internet hype for Harris into actual votes

There’s an increase in enthusiasm for the vice president among voters under 30, but making that support stick is a daunting task.

August 26, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump smiles at a crowd in Detroit on Monday.

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  • Politics

Trump is trying to allay concerns on abortion, and abortion opponents aren't happy

Anti-abortion rights activists are raising concerns about recent comments from former President Donald Trump, in which he appears to be trying to soften his position on abortion.

August 26, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

Harris’ momentum continues as she ties with Trump in these swing states

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump are nearly tied in seven states critical to the presidential race, an NPR analysis of polling averages shows.

August 26, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Delegates and journalists roam the floor of the United Center on the final day of the DNC.

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  • Politics

What we saw at the DNC in Chicago

Four days, dozens of speakers and many balloons later, the 2024 Democratic National Convention is officially over.

August 24, 2024
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By:
  • Grace Widyatmadja,
  • Keren Carrión,
  • and 2 more
The “Voting by Mail” exhibition at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., tracks the long history of mail-in voting in the United States with a selection of historical ballot envelopes, election mailers and photographs.

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  • Elections

A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 24, 2024
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he's suspending his independent presidential campaign, during remarks in Phoenix Friday.

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  • Elections

Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suspending his independent campaign. He is seeking to remove his name from ballots in battleground states, and is asking supporters to back Republican nominee Donald Trump.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Planned Parenthood hosted a mobile health clinic that provides vasectomies and medication abortion, at an "Into Action!" event in Chicago on Monday.

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  • Politics

From vasectomies to abortion pills, Planned Parenthood sets up mobile clinic near DNC

Just a few miles from the site of the Democratic National Convention, a mobile health clinic opened its doors for patients seeking reproductive health care including vasectomies and abortion pills.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
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