Politics & Government

Trump lost Minnesota twice. Here's why he's making an effort in the state this year

6:14pm May 16, 2024

by Clay Masters

While Donald Trump has never won Minnesota, this year his campaign thinks he may have a chance. State Democratic leaders are also viewing the state as competitive and not taking it for granted.

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Biden blocks the release of recordings of his classified documents interview

6:09pm May 16, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

House Republicans are threatening to hold the attorney general in contempt over the DOJ refusal to turn over audiotapes of President Biden's interview with a special counsel.

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A look at Slovakian PM Robert Fico's politics after yesterday's assassination attempt

5:53pm May 16, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dalibor Rohác of the American Enterprise Institute about the attempt to assassinate Slovakian PM Robert Fico and the broader political landscape in Europe.

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UAW president Shawn Fain's swagger has helped unionize the deeply anti-union South

5:53pm May 16, 2024

by Stephan Bisaha

Auto workers are doing what long seemed impossible – unionizing in the South. The United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain's connection with workers and willingness to fight have led to the resurgence.

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A giant truck hauls coal at a mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming

Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region

4:20pm May 16, 2024

by Kirk Siegler

Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.

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White House cites executive privilege over tapes of special counsel's Biden interview

3:06pm May 16, 2024

House Republicans want to hold the attorney general in contempt over the department's refusal to hand over an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with the president.

Poder Latinx canvasser Humberto Orjuela helps Andres Navarro register to vote in a Presidente Supermarket parking lot in Orlando on April 20. New restrictions in Florida have made voter registration work more difficult for Poder Latinx and other third-party groups.

Politics & Government

Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws

2:07pm May 16, 2024

New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.

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North Carolina bill forcing sheriffs to aid immigration agents still under review in House

12:36pm May 16, 2024

by Associated Press

A North Carolina bill forcing sheriffs and jailers to comply with requests from federal immigration agents to detain inmates accused of serious crimes for up to 48 hours will be sent to a team of negotiators to discuss changes to the legislation.

Maggie Billiman holds a picture of her late parents, Mary Louis and Howard Billiman. She believes her father died of cancer related to his exposure to nuclear fallout.

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Those sickened by U.S. nuclear testing program take their fight to Congress

11:40am May 16, 2024

by Claudia Grisales

People who live near the areas where nuclear weapons were tested say their communities still suffer harm and are pressing Congress to renew funding to help them.

In this file photo from 2020, President Biden and then-President Donald Trump participate in the second and final presidential debate of that election.

Politics & Government

Biden and Trump agree to two debates; how outdoor time can protect kids' eyesight

8:09am May 16, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Biden and Trump have agreed to two presidential debate dates that break from tradition. Spending time outdoors daily can protect children from myopia.

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