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Allie Phillips, 28, is running to represent Tennessee's District 75. She also cares for four children at her in-home daycare in Clarksville during the week.

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Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she's now running for office

Phillips, 28, never expected to go into politics. But after she got devastating news about her pregnancy, everything changed.

February 07, 2024
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  • Katia Riddle
Richard Briggs has served as Tennessee state senator for District 7, representing part of Knox County, since 2014. In 2019, he helped pass a state trigger bill on abortion that was one of the most austere in the U.S.

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A Tennessee lawmaker helped pass a strict abortion law. He's now trying to loosen it

Republican state Sen. Richard Briggs co-sponsored a Tennessee bill that would codify some of the country's most austere abortion restrictions. He says he never thought it would actually become law.

February 01, 2024
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  • Katia Riddle
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party after his win in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.

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Why don't GOP voters care about electability this year?

Nikki Haley's pitch is that she can beat Joe Biden. But now that she's lost — twice — voters are signaling they aren't concerned about electability as much as a candidate that shares their values.

January 25, 2024
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Former President Donald Trump speaks speaks to supporters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on January 17, 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump looks to New Hampshire to put primaries to bed

The former president has been in the Granite State almost every night this week, touting his 30-point victory in Iowa's caucuses. He's counting on New Hampshire's voters to help him win big.

January 19, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.

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Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Donald Trump

Most of Donald Trump's rivals have gone to great pains to avoid directly criticizing the former president out of concern that it would alienate base Republican voters.

January 10, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
The third Republican primary debate was held November 8 in Miami.

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  • Politics

A smaller stage, and higher stakes, for the fourth Republican debate

For the fourth Republican primary debate, the field is smaller than ever, with just four candidates meeting the Republican National Committee criteria to participate.

December 06, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, flanked by Republican lawmakers, speaks Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Kemp and Republican legislators want to make a further cut to Georgia's state income tax rate in the 2024 legislative session.

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Georgia's governor and top Republican lawmakers say they want to speed up state income tax cut

Georgia's Republican governor and legislative leaders want to speed up an already-planned cut in the state income tax rate. Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns said Monday that they support a plan to create a flat income tax rate of 5.39% starting Jan. 1.

December 04, 2023
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Yaffa Rubinstein, 75, attended a recent pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. She supports President Biden but says she's disappointed with what she calls anti-Israel rhetoric from some Democrats.

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As Democrats stay divided on Israel, Jewish voters face politically uncertain future

A strong majority of Jewish Americans are Democrats, but the Israel-Hamas war is highlighting fault lines in the Democratic Party over U.S. policy toward Israel.

November 19, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
New York Republican Rep. George Santos will not run for reelection following a scathing House Ethics Committee report that referred his case to the Department of Justice.

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Ethics report finds Santos used campaign funds to pay for OnlyFans, Botox, Sephora

The ethics report released Thursday blasted George Santos, a Republican from New York, for committing widespread fraud and theft. He says he won't seek a second term.

November 16, 2023
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  • Brian Mann
From left to right: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Republican candidates continue to be pressed on abortion rights on the campaign trail.

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Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on abortion

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans have struggled with messaging on the issue. GOP presidential hopefuls are trying to strike a balance on the campaign trail.

November 16, 2023
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Once Florida's favorite son, Floridians turn on DeSantis in his bid for president

Gov. Ron DeSantis won a decisive reelection in 2022, in a year when Republicans elsewhere didn't fare as well. But now that he's running for president, some in Florida wish he'd do his job at home.

November 16, 2023
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  • Ashley Lopez
Former President and 2024 Republican president candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Claremont, N.H., on Saturday.

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  • Elections

The Republican field is getting smaller. Here's what that means for beating Trump

Tim Scott and Mike Pence have dropped their bids for president, and the next GOP debate in less than a month will likely feature an even smaller stage, but Trump is still the far-and-away frontrunner.

November 14, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., participate in a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday in Miami.

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  • Elections

6 takeaways from the third Republican primary debate

At the GOP debate in Miami, five Republicans sparred over top issues include the Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine, China, abortion and Social Security. Here's what you need to know.

November 09, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
Republican presidential candidates former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott participate in the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on Thursday in Miami.

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Here are some of the memorable moments in the third GOP presidential debate

Republican candidates seeking the nomination for the 2024 presidential nomination took the stage Wednesday night in Miami. But once again, in his absence, frontrunner Donald Trump commands attention.

November 08, 2023
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben and
  • Ashley Lopez
Issue 1 supporters celebrate at a watch party, Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday's intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.

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Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

November 08, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
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