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Biden and Trump will debate tonight. Follow NPR for live coverage

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to take the stage at 9 p.m. ET Thursday for the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election.

June 27, 2024
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By:
  • Heidi Glenn
Then-President Donald Trump and then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in a presidential debate moderated by then-Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. This year, the first presidential debate will not have an audience but will have a mute button.

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  • Elections

As Trump takes to the debate stage Thursday, his signature style may be muted

Former President Donald Trump has a debate style all his own. It's brash and aggressive while trying to project dominance. At Thursday's presidential debate, he might be limited by a mute button.

June 27, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
A stack of stickers sits atop a ballot scanner during the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022, in Tucker, Georgia. In 2024, Georgia is poised to play a pivotal role in the outcome of the presidential election.

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  • Politics

Georgia is hosting the 1st presidential debate. Its voters could decide the election

Georgia has emerged as one of the swingiest states in politics, so it's no surprise that the first presidential debate happens there. But its voters are less excited for a repeat of the 2020 election.

June 27, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Gina Palmer, owner of She Salon, is flanked by Senator Jon Ossoff (right) and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, spoke of having to watch many of her friends close their small businesses during the Trump administration. “I have seen my friends close their businesses because they were struggling to get by,” Palmer said. “Because of the Biden-Harris administration we are making a comeback.” Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

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  • Elections

Biden and Trump surrogates set sights on the Black vote in Georgia

With the 2024 presidential election just a little more than four months away, surrogates for both the Biden-Harris administration and for former United States President Donald J. Trump are hitting the campaign trails throughout Georgia. 

June 27, 2024
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  • Donnell Suggs
Georgia Tech's McCamish Pavilion awaits approximately '1000 journalists from 170 countries' to cover the CNN presidential debate, according to the university's president Angel Cabrera.

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  • Elections

UPDATES: U.S. presidential debate in Atlanta

From city preparations to the debates broadcast, GPB reporters have the latest news about the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season. Check back for updates. 

June 26, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, before boarding Marine One. Trump is en route to the Army-Navy Game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Trump has spent months painting Biden as incompetent. Now he's changing his tone before the debate

After months of casting President Joe Biden as a senile shell of a man incapable of putting two sentences together, Donald Trump has changed his tune.

June 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A calm blue sky is seen in Midtown Atlanta on June 25, 2024, two days before the first presidential debate of the election season.

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  • Elections

As anticipation builds for the presidential debate, Atlanta students and business owners speak out

As Atlanta gears up to host this year’s first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a sense of calm anticipation pervades the city before Thursday's expected bustle. With the pressure of the election season mounting, Georgia residents are keenly preparing for the candidates' statements.

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June 26, 2024
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  • Mira Donaldson
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton on Friday.

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  • Elections

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign plans 'three-way debate' counter programming

After he didn't make the debate stage, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign announced counter programming that will see the candidate answer questions simulcast with the live presidential debate.

June 25, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
 Former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal (left) is part of a new group of prominent former elected officials who are focused on pushing back on election disinformation and defending those who have sworn to uphold the rule of law. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)

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  • Politics

Bipartisan group of former elected officials launches effort to restore trust in democracy

Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the aisle are banding together to launch a new group focused on restoring trust in democracy and defending the state election system. The Democracy Defense Project, which was announced Tuesday, will consist of some former heavy hitters in Georgia politics: former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes, former Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, who is a Democrat. 

June 25, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
In this file photo from 2022, Libertarian Chase Oliver, then a candidate for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat, listens during a debate in Atlanta, Ga. The Libertarian Party nominated party activist Oliver for president as the party's candidate in the 2024 election, rejecting former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after they each spoke at the party's convention. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

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  • Politics

As voters suffer presidential election deja vu, Chase Oliver wants to be another option

Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver wants to take on the two-party system. But before he can appeal to outside voters, he’s got to convince members of his own party to support him.

June 24, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off Thursday night in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know

President Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday night in Atlanta. Find out how to watch and what to watch for.

June 24, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Douglas Emhoff holds a Covid mask in his hand while speaking behind a microphone.

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  • Elections

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The second gentleman sees it as a call to action

Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of federally guaranteed abortion rights. This decision has led to a complex landscape of bans and restrictions across the United States, including in Georgia.

Abortion has become a central issue in the 2024 election, influencing voters from all sides. While the debate often centers on women's rights, Second gentleman Doug Emhoff believes it is also a crucial issue for men. In a recent interview with GPB’s Pamela Kirkland, Emhoff discussed the broader implications of this ruling and the importance of male advocacy for reproductive rights.

June 24, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
In 2016, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, left, and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence celebrate after accepting the nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

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  • Politics

Will Trump give the familiar VP storyline a new makeover in Milwaukee?

Our system has long ago absorbed the lesson that vice presidents are chosen largely for effect, despite all the rhetoric about someone being the “most qualified person” to be “a heartbeat away.”

June 24, 2024
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  • Ron Elving
As President Biden and former President Donald Trump gear up for their first televised debate, a new NPR/<em>PBS News</em>/Marist poll finds them tied among registered voters nationally.

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  • Elections

Biden vs. Trump remains close, so next week's debate offers them an opportunity

The presidential race is tied among registered voters, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds. And while most voters say nothing will change their mind, other voters say they could be swayed.

June 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Former President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at Turning Point Action's "The People's Convention" on June 15, 2024, in Detroit, Mich.

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  • Politics

6 things Trump says at his rallies and what they really mean

Former President Donald Trump loves acronyms, but his sayings have become increasingly varied. NPR analyzes six of Trump’s most common catchphrases on the campaign trail in 2024.

June 20, 2024
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  • Clayton Kincade
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