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News Articles: Politics

Voters wait outside a polling place in Cobb County, Georgia, on May 19, 2026.

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  • Politics

Georgia's 2026 Primary Election: Live results and updates from GPB News

Follow updates from GPB reporters across the state and see results on our live dashboard.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
Minnesota has enacted the most far-reaching crackdown on massively popular services like Kalshi and Polymarket.

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  • Technology

Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets

While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Privacy and civil rights advocates are worried the Trump administration could be persuaded to also lift restrictions placed on NSO Group, an Israeli company that makes the powerful spyware Pegasus that researchers say can turn a phone into a recording device in addition to accessing its contents.

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  • Technology

What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

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  • News

Georgia Today: Primary elections are today; Manatees were stranded; NAACP calls for boycott

On the May 19 edition: Georgians are voting in high-profile races for the primaries today; The sheer number of decisions to be made at the polls had some people researching candidates at the last minute; And some voters say all those candidate ads were too much.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Former President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at an October 2022 rally in Robstown, Texas.

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  • Elections

Trump endorses Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff

President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week before voting ends in the contentious and expensive primary.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Claudia Grisales
Wally and Gerald are two Black men who voted for Trump but have different views on Trump's performance.

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  • Politics

These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing

Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Marena Guzman, a Ph.D. candidate in molecular biosciences, recently moved back in with her parents to renew her DACA out of concern it could lapse.

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  • Politics

'We're not kids anymore': The DACA generation hits their 30s with an unstable future

Recipients of the Obama-era DACA program are aging, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken the program's protections and benefits.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
The HealthCare.gov website is the starting place for anyone who needs to buy health insurance on their own.

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  • Health

Steep drop in number of people with Affordable Care Act health coverage, analysis finds

Enrollment in Healthcare.gov and the other marketplaces is plunging by 5 million, the new paper from KFF finds. Last year, Congress failed to make a deal to keep the coverage more affordable.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin

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  • Business

The missing men of the American marriage market

A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — leaving many women with a shrinking pool of economically stable partners.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
In conservative Utah, a group of communities joined forces to bring more renewable energy to the electric grid. The group ranges from the state's largest city to rural towns, such as Coalville. Their effort could be a model for other U.S. cities to take climate action, even as the federal government pulls back on clean power.

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  • Climate

In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for clean energy

In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • David Condos
FILE - The prediction market app Kalshi is displayed on a mobile phone, April 16, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

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  • Politics

House holds off on prediction market ban despite bipartisan calls for prohibition

Minority Leader Jeffries is urging Speaker Johnson to "swiftly" hold vote on House prediction market ban.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
In this file photo, stickers sit on a table inside a polling place on Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

In Georgia primary, Republicans dominate spending and Democrats drive record turnout

Tuesday's primary in Georgia features contentious Republican contests for governor and U.S. Senate while Democrats hope an enthusiasm advantage is enough to flip two state supreme court seats.

May 18, 2026
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The Internal Revenue Service building is seen in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Judge dismisses Trump's IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement

The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.

May 18, 2026
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A voting sign can be seen on Election Day for Congressional district 14, on March 10, 2026 in Dalton, Georgia.

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  • Politics

Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know

Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.

May 18, 2026
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • The NPR Network
Gas

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  • News

Georgia Today: Gas tax suspension; Georgia Supreme Court; Emory clinical trials

On the May 18th edition: The temporary suspension of Georgia's gas tax has been extended; Two Georgia Supreme Court candidates have been accused of misconduct; And Emory University’s School of Medicine is expanding access to clinical trials.

May 18, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Mark Davenport
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