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News Articles: Elections

Yamandu Orsi, candidate for the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) and running mate Carolina Cosse, right, celebrate after polls closed in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Sunday.

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  • World

Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate becomes country's new president

The election was free of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere, like the United States and neighboring Argentina.

November 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Stephen Ghiglieri and Katrina Vaillancourt at their San Francisco Bay Area home on Sept. 17.

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  • National

What happens when your partner has an overnight political conversion?

A California couple's relationship was upended when one partner found a whole new set of beliefs after an overnight video binge. Four years later, they're still navigating how to talk about politics.

November 23, 2024
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2024. Bessent is Trump's nominee to be the next Treasury Secretary.

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  • Politics

Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.

November 22, 2024
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  • Maria Aspan
Residents of Port Angeles, Wash., fill a room in the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center on Oct. 10 for a weekly political discussion where they talk about national and local government.

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  • National

It's the divisions that bring some together in a county in Washington state

In the Pacific Northwest, an informal group of community members meets every week to discuss their disagreements. While they often differ on political views, they enjoy the face-to-face engagement.

November 22, 2024
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  • Lauren Gallup

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  • Elections

Most of the country shifted right in the 2024 presidential election

In 2020, President Biden won six of the seven closely watched states. This year, President-elect Donald Trump won all seven — plus is on track to win a majority of the popular vote, according to AP.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro,
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin,
  • and 1 more
Pastor Chris Morgan leads a contemporary service — a worship service where people dress casually and sing modern music — at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pa., on the Sunday after Election Day. The church developed a sermon series called "Do Unto Others" to help parishioners navigate political divisions after the election.

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  • National

How to bridge our political divide? A pastor's answer: Do unto others

A Pennsylvania church just blocks from where then-candidate Donald Trump's would-be assassin lived created a sermon series on the Golden Rule to try to bridge political divisions in its congregation.

November 20, 2024
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  • Frank Langfitt
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks at a primary election night party, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Los Angeles, during his Senate candidacy.

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  • Politics

After leading Trump impeachment, Adam Schiff heads to Senate with Dems out of power

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with California Democratic Senator-elect Adam Schiff of California about Trump's win and what Democrats should do before he takes office.

November 20, 2024
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  • Mansee Khurana
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Burton Barr Central Library before the polls open on Nov. 5 in Phoenix. President-elect Donald Trump won Arizona and the presidency, and he's on track to become the first Republican in two decades to win the national popular vote.

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  • Politics

Will 2024 make Republicans rethink their relationship with voter turnout?

Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access?

November 20, 2024
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  • Miles Parks
A Philadelphia County elections staff member processes mail-in ballots on Election Day.

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  • Elections

Pennsylvania's high court sides with Republicans on misdated mail ballots

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has directed county officials not to count mail ballots for the general election that arrived on time but in envelopes missing the correct date handwritten by voters.

November 18, 2024
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  • Hansi Lo Wang

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  • Perspective

How to approach the holidays with people you deeply disagree with

Code Switch weighs in on preparing for difficult political conversations and when to draw the line and uninvite yourself from that family potluck.

November 18, 2024
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  • Leah Donnella
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event on Nov. 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Politics

Trump is creating team of loyalists after conflicts with Cabinet members in 1st term

In his second term, President-elect Donald Trump is surrounding himself with people who can amplify his message and agree with how he wants to remake the executive branch.

November 17, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks after being elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate Republican leadership elections on Nov. 13.

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  • Politics

Trump picks loyalists for top jobs, testing loyalty of Senate GOP

Nominees for several key Cabinet posts in the new administration of President-elect Trump caught officials in Washington off guard and ignited a firestorm of criticism — not all of it from Democrats.

November 17, 2024
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  • Ron Elving
President Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting

The leaders agreed that humans should control decisions to use nuclear weapons — not AI. And they talked about the importance of stability during the transition to a new U.S. administration.

November 16, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
With RFK Jr.'s nomination for HHS secretary, he may have the opportunity to push forward the agenda of his 'Make American Healthy Again' movement.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback

RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite his widely disputed views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.

November 15, 2024
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Allison Aubrey
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy speaks during a debate on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New Haven, Conn.

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  • Politics

Sen. Chris Murphy: Democrats need to listen to working Americans

Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy about how the Democratic Party rebuilds after its election loss.

November 15, 2024
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  • Steve Inskeep,
  • Milton Guevara,
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