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News Articles: Politics

In this file photo, election workers prepare mail-in ballots for tallying at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on the eve of Election Day, Nov. 4, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif.

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  • Politics

Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows

A new federal survey — taken after every major election — shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting was up. And, a shortage of poll workers is a looming problem.

July 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
An attendee at the US Army's 250th birthday celebration parade holds up a US flag during fireworks in Washington, DC on June 14, 2025.

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  • News

What freedom means to NPR readers. And, the secret to a perfect July 4 pasta salad

It's the Fourth of July, and to commemorate the holiday, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share what freedom means to them. And, this one secret will give you the perfect summer pasta salad.

July 04, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton

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  • News

17 everyday people share what freedom means to them in today's America

This Independence Day, NPR wanted to know how the freedoms and ideals of the U.S. have been on readers' minds.

July 04, 2025
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
From an aerial view, the U.S.-Mexico border fence ends with a gap on Jan. 20, 2025 near Sasabe, Ariz. Republicans' tax and spending bill includes $46.5 billion for border wall projects.

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  • Politics

How Trump's tax cut and policy bill aims to 'supercharge' immigration enforcement

The bill includes a major federal investment for President Trump's mass deportation plans, while also limiting eligibility for some safety net programs based on immigration status.

July 04, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Actor Michael Madsen was found unresponsive Thursday morning, following a cardiac arrest.

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  • Obituaries

Actor Michael Madsen, known for 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' dead at 67

His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrates with fellow House Republicans during an enrollment ceremony following final passage on Thursday.

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  • Politics

DNC chair says Republicans sold 'their constituents out to help billionaires'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, about how Trump's massive tax and policy bill will figure into democratic messaging in the midterms.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 1 more
The entrance to the headquarters of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, in London.

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  • World

U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency

A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Krome Detention Center officers man a gate leading to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, May 24, 2025, in Miami.

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  • National

Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population

The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.

July 03, 2025
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  • Jasmine Garsd
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (left), R-La., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

House Republicans pass Trump's megabill, sending the package to his desk to be signed

The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.

July 03, 2025
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  • Elena Moore,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
Some current CDC employees at the protest wore surgical masks with blue masking tape to symbolize what some called their inability to speak out about changes art the CDC.

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  • Health

As FY 2026 budget moves through Congress, CDC cuts threaten public health in Georgia

Former directors of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are raising the alarm ahead of budget talks. 

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Jennifer Vasquez Sura (right), the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, stands with supporters during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., on April 4.

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  • National

Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.

July 03, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton, Ill., is up for auction later this month.

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  • National

Pope Leo's scandal-plagued hometown sees a bright future in buying his childhood home

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
"Ghost guns" seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in Glendale, Calif., in April 2022.

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  • National

Ghost guns may make a comeback, despite a Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on the kit guns in March, but gun rights groups hope the Trump administration -- or the courts -- will still roll them back.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí and Móglaí Bap of Kneecap during day four of Glastonbury festival.

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  • Music

How the Irish band Kneecap went from rising hip-hop group to global lightning rod

Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. It will make its closest approach to the Sun in October.

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  • Science

NASA spots a new comet flying in from a distant star system

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it about galaxies far, far away.

July 03, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
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