Washington Honors Jimmy Carter
09 Jan 2025
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Former president Jimmy Carter was honored today at Washington's National Cathedral. The funeral brou...
Joe Biden's Judicial Legacy
08 Jan 2025
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When he took office, President Biden promised to diversify the federal bench. During his four years ...
President-elect Trump refuses to rule out military involvement in Panama Canal
07 Jan 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference today from his home in Mar-a-Lago. Topics of di...
Congress Certifies Trump's Election Win
06 Jan 2025
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Every four years, Congress meets to certify the results of the previous November's presidential elec...
Roundup: New Orleans investigation; Biden's last days in office
03 Jan 2025
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The FBI continues investigating the motivation of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck into a crowd...
How Donald Trump Reshaped The GOP
02 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign did not place him at the ideological center of the Republi...
How Trump's Tariffs Plan Might Work
01 Jan 2025
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From The Indicator from Planet Money:President-elect Donald Trump made a lot of economic promises on...
Donald Trump's Domestic Policy Agenda
31 Dec 2024
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Trump campaigned on mass deportation, sweeping tariffs & other widespread changes to U.S. policy. Ho...
The Life & Legacy Of Jimmy Carter
30 Dec 2024
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Though he only served one term, Jimmy Carter occupies a unique place among U.S. presidents. His pres...
The Annual Can't Let It Go Year End Extravaganza
27 Dec 2024
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We look back on some of the highlights from 2024 that we just can't stop thinking about, politics or...
Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy
26 Dec 2024
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As president, Biden sought to restore faith in the United States' abilities as a world leader, but w...
What Now For The Democratic Party?
25 Dec 2024
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Democrats lost the race for the White House, and lost control of the Senate, in 2024. But, after hol...
Joe Biden's Domestic Policy Legacy
24 Dec 2024
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In his four years in office, President Biden managed to get significant legislation passed, but also...
The Political Legacy Of Joe Biden
23 Dec 2024
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Joe Biden has been a national political figure for more than 20 percent of the United States' histor...
How Trump's early days in 2017 might be different from the upcoming term
22 Dec 2024
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NPR senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith has been looking at what Donald Trump did in early...
Roundup: Spending Bill Fight Continues; TikTok Ban Looms
20 Dec 2024
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Lawmakers are up against a deadline of midnight Friday to pass a bill to fund the government. What's...
How The Spending Bill Died
19 Dec 2024
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For a few hours, Congress looked poised to avoid a government shutdown by passing a new short-term s...
Congress, White House Face Year-End Deadlines
18 Dec 2024
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Lawmakers face a Friday deadline to fund the federal government through March; will it get passed? A...
Looking At Reproductive Rights In 2024
17 Dec 2024
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The effects of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion cont...
Trump Holds First Press Conference Since Election
16 Dec 2024
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The president-elect spoke to the media for more than an hour at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida....
Roundup: Jan. 6 Report; Biden Issues Pardons
13 Dec 2024
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In a new report, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice looked into FBI sh...
Why Some In Congress Are Skeptical Of Trump's National Intelligence Pick
12 Dec 2024
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Tulsi Gabbard doesn't have the typical background for a director of national intelligence, but the f...
Who Is Kash Patel, Trump's Pick To Run The FBI?
11 Dec 2024
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He was a public defender and former national security aide. He is a fierce critic of the justice dep...
Why Are U.S. Troops In Syria?
10 Dec 2024
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After more than 50 years in power, the Assad regime has fallen in Syria. How does the situation in S...
Trump Talks Tariffs, Immigration, Pardons
09 Dec 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump sat down for his first broadcast television interview since winning a s...
Weekly Roundup: Diplomacy, DOGE & Drawings
06 Dec 2024
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Even though he doesn't take office until January, Donald Trump is already busy, nominating cabinet o...
What Democratic Organizers Are Learning From 2024
05 Dec 2024
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After a difficult 2024 cycle, activists working to elect Democratic candidates are rethinking their ...
Trump's Proposed Immigration Changes
04 Dec 2024
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Immigration was a central focus of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. Now that he's set to take office, w...
What Now For The Democratic Party?
03 Dec 2024
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Democrats lost the race for the White House, and lost control of the Senate, in 2024. But, after hol...
Hunter Biden Pardoned
02 Dec 2024
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President Biden previously had said he would not issue a pardon to his son, Hunter, who was convicte...
A Good Guy: Under Oath
29 Nov 2024
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Today, the second of a two-part investigation from NPR's Embedded.All Marines take an oath to defend...
A Good Guy: 279 Hours
28 Nov 2024
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Today, the first of a two-part investigation from NPR's Embedded.Sgt. Joshua Abate's career in the M...
What Now For Trump's Court Cases?
27 Nov 2024
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Federal investigations into Donald Trump's actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection & alleg...
Checking The Receipts On Trump's Tariff Proposal
26 Nov 2024
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In a post on Truth Social Monday evening, President-elect Trump announced he plans to enact tariffs ...
Biden's Final Push For More Ukraine Aid
25 Nov 2024
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President Biden has long supported Ukraine in its war with Russia. But, with a new Congress — and ...
Roundup: Demographics, Voter Trends, & Political Alignment
22 Nov 2024
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Republicans gained among voting groups largely seen as part of the Democratic base. What's behind th...
Trump's Controversial Attorney General Pick Withdraws
21 Nov 2024
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The former Florida congressman's nomination encountered controversy from the start, over allegations...
Trump's Transition Trouble
20 Nov 2024
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Well before we know who wins the presidential election, a clock is ticking, counting down to the nex...
Third Party Candidates & Nonpartisan Voting Initiatives Falter
19 Nov 2024
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Even though many voters said they didn't like Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, very few who voted deci...
Trump's Next Challenge: Confirming Cabinet Nominees
18 Nov 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he could rely on recess appointments to get his preferred...
Roundup: Here Are Trump's Picks To Run Government Agencies
15 Nov 2024
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President-elect Trump has named Pete Hegseth to run the Department of Defense, Matt Gaetz to run the...
Full Control: Republicans To Control Congress & White House
14 Nov 2024
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Republicans will control both chambers of Congress and the White House, giving President-elect Trump...
Trump Won. What Happens to His Election Fraud Movement?
13 Nov 2024
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Donald Trump's election win took the wind from the sails of his election fraud conspiracy movement. ...
Cost Of Living, Personal Values Led Latino Voters To Trump
12 Nov 2024
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Evangelical Latino voters at one Pennsylvania church told NPR that they thought Donald Trump would s...
So What Will Trump's Policies Mean For The Cost Of Living?
11 Nov 2024
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Suffice it to say the economy is quite complicated and making sense of the specific impact of any on...
Roundup: What Is The Future Of The Cases Against Trump?
08 Nov 2024
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Almost the whole country shifted right since 2020, but the degree to which different groups changed ...
Harris' Failure To Differentiate From Biden Hurt Her Odds
07 Nov 2024
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Vice President Harris conceded the race to President-elect Trump and implored her supporters to carr...
You Can't Outrun Voters' Feelings About The Economy
06 Nov 2024
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Donald Trump is heading back to the Oval Office, according to the Associated Press. Vice President H...
Donald Trump Poised To Win Election
06 Nov 2024
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Donald Trump is poised to win the election and will likely return to the White House as the 47th pre...
It All Comes Down To This — Here's How To Follow The Results
04 Nov 2024
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In our final podcast before voting concludes, we discuss the small boost Vice President Harris saw i...
Roundup: What It Will Take To Get To 270 Electoral Votes
01 Nov 2024
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On today's NPR Politics Podcast: Math Edition, we look at Vice President Harris' possible paths to 2...
Here's How Associated Press Determines Who Won The Election
31 Oct 2024
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David Scott of the Associated Press shares how his organization discerns the winner of the country's...
In Nevada, Cost Of Living And Immigration Are Key Issues
30 Oct 2024
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Democrats have prevailed in recent presidential elections in the state, in part thanks to a robust u...
What Early Voting Can — And Cannot — Tell Us
29 Oct 2024
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The world is too complex to divine who will win this year's presidential election from the early-vot...
Allies' Racist "Jokes" Overshadow Trump; Harris On Abortion
28 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump's campaign disavowed one of several bigoted remarks made by his allies ahead of the can...
Roundup: The Final Focus? What Trump Would Do With Power
25 Oct 2024
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Vice President Harris and former president Donald Trump are focused on the same thing: the unprecede...
Elon Musk Is A Donald Trump Mega-Donor
24 Oct 2024
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Elon Musk has gone all in on Trump and put $75 million into a super PAC he created to support the ca...
With Presidential Immunity, Trump Pledges To Prosecute Foes.
23 Oct 2024
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Former President Donald Trump has talked about using the Department of Justice to go after those he...
With GOP Favored To Win Senate, How Will Next Congress Act?
22 Oct 2024
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The House of Representatives is currently narrowly controlled by Republicans, but with both Speaker ...
Ground Game, Mic Failures and Some Closing Arguments
21 Oct 2024
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Both candidates were together in Michigan this weekend started their weekends in Michigan, where Vic...
Weekly Roundup: Checking In On Harris, Trump Campaigns
18 Oct 2024
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As Election Day nears, the campaigns of both Kamala Harris & Donald Trump kicked into high gear. Bot...
Checking In With The Double Haters
17 Oct 2024
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As campaign season started, many American voters expressed a dislike of both Joe Biden and Donald Tr...
Looking At The Election In Arizona
16 Oct 2024
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Between a competitive Senate race, a measure to liberalize abortion rights & a measure concerning im...
Harris, Trump Ramp Up Campaigning As Polls Open
15 Oct 2024
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Polls ahead of Election Day show an ever tightening race between Vice President Kamala Harris and fo...
Election 101: How Voting Looks Different In 2024 (Encore)
14 Oct 2024
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Voting looks a little different in 2024 than it did during the last presidential election. In this e...
Roundup: Activists Pitch Women — Secretly Vote For Harris
11 Oct 2024
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Donald Trump campaigns in Aurora, Colorado today, a city that he's targeted with the brand of anti-i...
The politics of natural disasters
10 Oct 2024
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After hurricanes Helene and Milton battered the south, both former President Trump and Vice Presiden...
Older Voters Worried About Economy, Abortion
09 Oct 2024
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They vote in large numbers. They're a part of the electorate that usually gets courted heavily. But ...
Call Her Daddy, The View, 60 Minutes: Kamala Harris Goes Wide
08 Oct 2024
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both leveraging popular entertainment media to reach voters who m...
Fewer Than 30 Days Until This Whole Thing Is Over
07 Oct 2024
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This presidential cycle is the closest in recent memory and, despite what feels like an never-ending...
Roundup: Harris Courts GOP; Trump Returns To Shooting Site
04 Oct 2024
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Vice President Harris traveled to the birthplace of the Republican Party in Wisconsin this week to c...
Ranked Choice Voting... Coming To A Ballot Near You?
03 Oct 2024
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Voters in a record number of states, including the battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, are set to d...
Control of House of Representatives Runs Through New York
02 Oct 2024
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Democratic under-performance in New York state cost the party control of the House of Representative...
Vice Presidential Debate Recap
02 Oct 2024
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This vice presidential debate in New York City, hosted by CBS News, is the only time Ohio Sen. JD Va...
Visions of masculinity: Walz, Vance prepare for debate
30 Sep 2024
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NPR's live special coverage of the CBS News Presidential Debate Simulcast begins Tuesday night at 9:...
Weekly Roundup: Latino Voters Could Be Key In PA, NV
27 Sep 2024
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Folks with Puerto Rican heritage represent a small but vital part of the electorate in Pennsylvania,...
So Who Are These Vice Presidential Picks Meant To Appeal To?
26 Sep 2024
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Kamala Harris' running mate Gov. Tim Walz has spent his time in the key mid-west states and is in ma...
Israel, Ukraine And The Messes That Await The Next President
25 Sep 2024
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The most immediate challenge for the next president: the U.S. is both deeply involved in both of the...
Will Mark Robinson's Racism & Porn Scandal Hurt Trump In NC?
24 Sep 2024
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson described himself, according to CNN reporting, as a "...
How Harris Incorporates Biography Into Her Election Pitch
23 Sep 2024
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Kamala Harris often quotes her mother on the campaign trail: "Don't let people tell you who you are....
Weekly Roundup: Oprah, Harris, Trump, Undecided Voters
20 Sep 2024
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Vice President Harris sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a campaign event that was reminiscent of the t...
As Fed Makes Borrowing Easier, Candidates' Economic Pitches
19 Sep 2024
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It just got cheaper to borrow money in the United States; the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, si...
Reproductive Rights Fight Continues To Define Campaign
18 Sep 2024
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Donald Trump's rhetoric on abortion care and reproductive rights has been all over the map this year...
Election 101: How Voting Looks Different In 2024
17 Sep 2024
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Voting looks a little different in 2024 than it did during the last presidential election. We explor...
A Conversation About Political Violence In The United States
16 Sep 2024
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Former president Donald Trump appears to have been the target of a second assassination effort Sunda...
Weekly Roundup: Swift Speaks, Congress Stalls
13 Sep 2024
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The influential pop star threw her support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in an Instagram post ...
Examining GOP False Claims Of Noncitizens Voting
12 Sep 2024
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It's an allegation that's centuries old, but is increasingly becoming prominent in political discour...
After Their Debate, Harris & Trump Head Back On The Trail
11 Sep 2024
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Following Tuesday's debate, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are ...
Harris, Trump Spar In First Debate
11 Sep 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive against former President Donald Trump in the ABC ...
How Harris, Trump Prep For Tuesday's Debate
09 Sep 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have their first — and, so far, onl...
Looking The Other Way Part 2: On Tape & Under Oath
07 Sep 2024
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What happens when political ambition collides with a #MeToo allegation in the Democratic party?Episo...
Looking The Other Way, Pt. 1: A Powerful Democrat & A #MeToo Scandal
07 Sep 2024
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Did Eric Garcetti, a powerful Democrat, lie under oath about a #MeToo scandal in his office?That's t...
Roundup: Trump N.Y. Sentencing Delayed Until After Election
06 Sep 2024
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It was a busy week in U.S. courtrooms. After being convicted of 34 felonies earlier this year in a N...
Republicans Are In Good Position To Win The Senate
05 Sep 2024
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Republicans need to flip two seats to assure their control of the Senate, and with West Virginia's o...
Why Harris And Trump Are Dumping Cash, Time Into Pennsylvania
04 Sep 2024
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NPR tracked where the candidates are investing the most travel time and money. Unsurprisingly, the m...
Voting Is About To Begin. How Has The Electorate Changed?
03 Sep 2024
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There are fewer white people without college degrees, more Latino potential voters in key states and...
Breaking Down "No Tax On Tips"
02 Sep 2024
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By now, you've probably heard a lot from both presidential nominees about getting rid of taxes on ti...
Roundup: Harris Pitches Hope; Trump's Military Cemetery Feud
30 Aug 2024
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In her first major interview of her presidential campaign, Vice President Harris pitched policy cont...
Experts Think Georgia Can Withstand Trump-Backed Conspiracies
29 Aug 2024
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Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to pressure Georgia's political leadership to "find" him votes in ...
The Power Of Political Advertising
28 Aug 2024
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Ad spending in the 2024 presidential election is nearing $2 billion. With Vice President Kamala Harr...