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News Articles: Elections

Former President Donald Trump appears in a New York court on Oct. 2, 2023, to face civil fraud charges, denouncing the case as a "sham" intended to torpedo his campaign to retake the White House.

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  • Elections

Trump's next rally arena: a Manhattan courthouse

The presumptive GOP nominee will stand trial Monday in the first criminal trial of a former president. At this point, Trump is used to trying to leverage his appearances as part of his campaign.

April 13, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference Friday at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Elections

Republicans aim to stop noncitizen voting in federal elections. It's already illegal

The reality is noncitizens are already banned from voting in federal elections and numerous studies have found that it almost never happens.

April 13, 2024
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By:
  • Miles Parks
President Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisc., on Monday.

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  • Politics

Wisconsin's 'Mad City' is a rational choice for Biden's appeal to youth

It is not much of an exaggeration, if it is one at all, that college towns are to the Democrats today what factory towns were through most of the 20th century.

April 13, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving

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  • Elections

Here are Wyoming's 2024 Democratic caucus results

Voting concludes Saturday in Wyoming's Democratic presidential primary. President Biden, his party's presumptive nominee, is on primary ballots. Follow the results.

April 13, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
President Biden stands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on April 3, 2024. Four years ago, Sanders endorsed Biden, and the former rivals worked together to craft policy proposals that bridged Democratic divides.

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  • Elections

4 years ago, Sanders and Biden united Democrats. Biden needs young progressives again

Four years ago, Bernie Sanders dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Joe Biden, helping Biden expand his coalition, including with young voters. Is another "unity" moment possible in 2024?

April 12, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
People look at guns and ammunition at the Great American Outdoor Show on Feb. 9 in Harrisburg, Penn. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the event.

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  • Politics

Here's the new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online

The Justice Department's new rule requires background checks for all gun sales, not just ones sold at gun stores. Attorney General Merrick Garland said it will save lives.

April 11, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
After the Arizona Supreme Court allowed for near-total abortion ban, a group of abortion-rights protesters gathered outside the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on April 9, 2024.

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  • National

The Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an old law from the 1860s can stand in the state, outlawing nearly all abortions.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • Katherine Davis-Young
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at the airport on Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump is visiting Atlanta for a campaign fundraising event he is hosting.

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  • Politics

Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn't sign one

The former president has a long history of shifting - and at times confusing - stances on abortion rights.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
A person holds signs from the sunroof of a vehicle during a campaign event for Joe Biden.

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  • Politics

Political campaigns used to have jingles. Should we bring them back?

Every major campaign used to have jingles. Now so many political ads seem to be more about the opposition than the candidate they're trying to elect.

April 10, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
A sheet of voter stickers is seen inside a polling place in California.

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  • Politics

The most detailed look yet at the 'exodus' of local voting officials

A new report finds more election officials are leaving their jobs now than at any point in the past two decades. But the report also adds new context to the phenomenon.

April 09, 2024
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By:
  • Miles Parks
Peanut Brigade organizer Dot Padgett worked alongside the Carters from Plains to the White House. She spoke with GPB's Orlando Montoya about her experience over decades of work.

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  • News

Peanut Brigade organizer remembers her work with the Carter campaign

Peanut Brigade organizer Dot Padgett worked alongside the Carters from Plains to the White House. She spoke with GPB's Orlando Montoya about her experience over decades of work.

April 09, 2024
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Supporters of former President Donald Trump attend a campaign rally at the Forum River Center March 9 in Rome, Ga.

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  • Elections

Key voting groups are shifting in the race between Biden and Trump

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are still very close in polling on the 2024 presidential election. But below the surface, some key demographic groups appear to be shifting loyalty.

April 07, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
President Biden in Chandler, Ariz., on March 20. Biden is running for reelection, but a surprising number of voters don't believe it.

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  • Elections

Yes, Biden is really running in November. But a lot of voters say they doubt it

Some people feel he's too old. Others think there's a plan afoot to swap in a more popular Democrat. There's a swirl of reasons why some people don't accept that Biden will be on the ballot this year.

April 07, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Former President Barack Obama (left) and former President Bill Clinton (right) cheer for President Biden during a campaign fundraising event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 28.

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  • Elections

March fundraising numbers show Biden significantly outpacing Trump

The Biden reelection campaign and Democratic National Committee significantly outraised former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party last month, new fundraising numbers show.

April 06, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Joseph Yusuf plays basketball with his daughter, Jakayla Morton, 11, in Alexandria, Va., on March 29.

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  • Elections

Parents are struggling with high prices this year. It may shape how they vote

Inflation is a top-of-mind issue for many Americans during this year's presidential election, and the strain of high prices is being felt particularly hard by people raising children.

April 06, 2024
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  • Ashley Lopez
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