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News Articles: Elections

The offices of Resource Center Matamoros. The nonprofit works with asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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How a migrant aid group got caught up in a right-wing social media thread

A conservative group posted a social media thread showing flyers in a border encampment in Mexico urging migrants to vote for Joe Biden. Now, the woman caught up in it, speaks to NPR.

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May 15, 2024
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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey last year. With the win in today's primary, the Republican will face Democrat Steve Williams in November's election for governor.

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  • Politics

W. Va. AG known for opposing Obama and Biden policies wins GOP primary for governor

The AP called the race, making Attorney General Patrick Morrisey the frontrunner going into the November election in the heavily Republican state. But a Democrat hopes for an upset.

May 15, 2024
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  • Randy Yohe
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., vice president hopeful and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, House Speaker Mike Johnson, former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., joined the former president in court Tuesday morning.

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  • Politics

Trump gets by with a little help from his friends during New York hush money trial

The courtroom has continued to be one of the main arenas for Trump's 2024 campaign, welcoming his allies from across the country in for a day of testimony.

May 15, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
In this file photo, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, center, listens during a bill hearing in Maryland, Jan. 23, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. After winning Tuesday's Democratic primary, Alsobrooks will face former Gov. Larry Hogan, the Republican winner, in November.

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  • Elections

Maryland Democrats pick Angela Alsobrooks to take on Hogan for open U.S. Senate seat

The former two-term governor's win in Tuesday's primary gives Republicans a chance at a Senate seat in deep blue state. Hogan will face Democrat and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.

May 15, 2024
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  • Matt Bush
A line forms Monday outside the courthouse for a chance to sit in on the 16th day of former President Trump's hush-money trial in Manhattan, N.Y.

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  • Politics

These people waited hours to see the Trump hush-money trial up close. Here's why

New Yorkers and tourists alike stand in line outside the Manhattan criminal court with hopes of securing a spot in one of the rooms where the trial against former President Donald Trump can be viewed.

May 14, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Frank Pennington (left) and Chris Middleton (right) are vying for the open judge's position in Chatham County Superior Court. The Current spoke with both men to get a sense of who they are. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • Politics

Inside Chatham County’s pivotal judge race

Frank Pennington and Chris Middleton both say they want to bring legal and life experience to the bench.

May 14, 2024
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  • Jake Shore
Flanked by union members, President Biden signs orders that increase tariffs on imports of electric vehicles and other strategic goods from China.

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  • Politics

Biden announces new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles

President Biden is keeping the tariffs on Chinese imports put in place by his predecessor and 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he's adding new ones for things like electric vehicles.

May 14, 2024
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  • Asma Khalid

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  • Elections

Here are Maryland's 2024 primary election results

Voting concludes Tuesday in Maryland's presidential, U.S. Senate and U.S. House primary contests. Follow the live results.

May 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Elections

Here are Nebraska's 2024 primary election results

Voting concludes Tuesday in Nebraska's presidential, U.S. Senate and U.S. House primary contests. Follow the live results.

May 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Elections

Here are West Virginia's 2024 primary election results

Voting concludes Tuesday in West Virginia's presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial primary contests. Follow the live results.

May 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Monday.

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  • Law

Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-fixer, testifies about hush money payment to Stormy Daniels

Jurors heard Cohen confirm two key details on the stand: Trump knew about a settlement negotiation to Stormy Daniels and Trump directed Cohen to make that payment because of the election.

May 13, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • NPR Washington Desk
President Biden makes his way to Air Force One after posing with highway patrol troopers in Mountain View, Calif., on May 10.

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  • Politics

Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles

The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles.

May 13, 2024
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  • Asma Khalid
Former President Donald Trump has long made headlines with controversial comments about everything from immigration to trade, but translating those talking points isn't always easy.

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  • Politics

What did Trump say? Explaining the former president's favorite talking points

Former President Donald Trump continues to ratchet up his rhetoric on the campaign trail, but if someone doesn't follow Trump all the time, decoding his meaning can get confusing. We're here to help.

May 13, 2024
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Robert Kennedy, Jr., 2024 Presidential hopeful, meets with people at the New Hampshire State House Visitor Center, in Concord, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

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  • Politics

He may be a longshot, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could impact the election

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have turned their attention on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently. And the fact that the major party candidates are either trying to criticize him or praise him is a sign that his independent candidacy could have a real impact.

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May 12, 2024
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks with NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Is Biden's border plan working? Here's how the top immigration official says it is

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sat with Morning Edition to discuss the president's approach to migrant arrivals and where he feels the strategy has worked.

May 11, 2024
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