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News Articles: Politics

An illustration of author Frank Bruni next to the cover of his book, The Beauty of Dusk.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Revisiting our conversation with journalist Frank Bruni on 'vision lost and found'

Tuesday on Political Rewind: We revisit our conversation with writer Frank Bruni. His book, The Beauty of Dusk, details how his life was changed by a stroke that left him blind in one eye. Bruni imparts a hope-filled message on how to change your perspective during dark times.

December 27, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs.

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  • Politics

Kari Lake loses her legal challenge to the results of the Arizona governor's race

A judge rejected the Republican's claim that problems with ballot printers on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct. Lake lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs by just over 17,000 votes.

December 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
This undated portrait shows Emmett Till, who was killed in Mississippi in 1955.

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  • Race

Emmett Till and his mother honored with the Congressional Gold Medal

The 14-year-old was killed by two white men in 1955 after a white woman accused him of flirting with her. The medal will be on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

December 24, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
The detention center on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, where at least three people have died since 2016. Congress is now directing a federal watchdog to examine the Bureau of Indian Affairs' tribal jails program.

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  • Investigations

Congress tasks a federal watchdog to examine Indian Affairs' troubled tribal jails

The jails program has come under fire for numerous deaths. NPR and Mountain West found a previous review was managed by a retired official who oversaw the facilities when some of the deaths occurred.

December 24, 2022
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By:
  • Nate Hegyi
President Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. The rally later turned into a riot that breached the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

After 18 months of investigations, the Jan. 6 report is out. Here are the toplines

Late Thursday night, the House select committee that has been investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection for 18 months released their long-awaited full report.

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Legislation passed by Congress would clarify that the vice president's role in certifying the Electoral College vote is ceremonial. Here, then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen in the House chamber early on Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College after a mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.

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  • Elections

Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6

The bipartisan legislation would update the certification process for presidential elections, which former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to exploit after the 2020 election.

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Miles Parks
Karoline Leavitt at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, just days before her loss on election day. Leavitt would have been one of the first members of Generation Z elected to Congress, and the first Republican.

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  • Elections

These young Republicans want the GOP to invest in Gen Z, but it's an uphill battle

Young conservative leaders are demanding changes from their party after a majority of Millennial and Generation Z voters turned out for Democrats in the midterm elections.

December 23, 2022
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  • Elena Moore

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  • Your Money

These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith,
  • Alina Selyukh,
  • and 1 more
An asylum-seeking migrant from Nicaragua bundles up at the border as she waits to be processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 22, 2022.

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  • National

El Paso tries to house many migrants in freezing weather – but some don't qualify

El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities.

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Joel Rose and
  • Mónica Ortiz Uribe
Former President Donald Trump is displayed on a screen during a meeting of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Monday.

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  • Politics

Read the Jan. 6 committee's report and recommendations for preventing another riot

The House committee released the full report on its investigation into the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Earlier the panel said it was referring former President Donald Trump for criminal charges.

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" book cover in 1966.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Our annual reading of Truman Capote's 'A Christmas Memory'

The holiday tradition continues with Political Rewind host Bill Nigut and his reading of Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory." Capote's short story describes the Christmases he spent with an elderly, distant cousin when he was a young boy living in Monroeville, Alabama.

Capote was an American novelist who found his love for writing at 8 years old. He wrote several acclaimed short stories and novels that contributed to both nonfiction and fiction genres. Some of his most popular work includes Breakfast at Tiffany's, "Miriam" and In Cold Blood. He died in 1984.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Chase McGee and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pictured on Wednesday at the Capitol, says the Senate is moving forward with a vote on the $1.7 trillion spending package.

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  • Politics

Senate passes major spending deal that now heads to House

The nearly $1.7 trillion government funding package boosts defense and domestic spending and includes more than $44 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
Fox News host Sean Hannity, a close ally of former President Trump, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in August 2022.

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  • Media

Fox News' Sean Hannity says he knew all along Trump lost the election

"I did not believe it for one second," Hannity said under oath about former President Trump's false claims that Dominion Voting Systems cheated him of votes in 2020. Dominion is suing Fox News.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • David Folkenflik and
  • Maddy Lauria
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Dec. 21, 2022. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/ Reuters

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: What to expect in the 2023 legislative session; January 6th interviews

Thursday on Political Rewind: The January 6th Committee pushed the final release of its report, instead releasing interview transcripts with subjects ranging from Proud Boys to Trump officials. 

On our last live show of the year, our panel looks ahead to what you can expect in the 2023 legislative session.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Stacey Abrams speaks from a stage to an audience.

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  • News

Stacey Abrams' next move may involve advocating for the disabled

Speculation has been brewing over what is next for Stacey Abrams. After she lost her second bid for Georgia governor in November 2022, the Democrat has been quiet about her plans.

December 22, 2022
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