Politics & Government

The latest on college campuses as protests continue

4:49pm April 26, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

At some college campuses, protesters have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas and divestment of endowment money invested in companies that provide military support to Israel.

Former President Trump talks to reporters after his hush-money trial in New York adjourned for the day Thursday.

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Former tabloid publisher details actions on behalf of Trump ahead of 2016 election

3:53pm April 26, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, told prosecutors he killed stories that potentially could have hurt Donald Trump during his run for the White House in 2016.

Solar panels line a residential rooftop.

EPA boosts funding for solar energy in North Carolina

3:00pm April 26, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a North Carolina organization $156 million to strengthen solar energy use across the state.

Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election

2:47pm April 26, 2024

by Associated Press

Planned Parenthood-affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina for the 2024 election. Organizers said in a Thursday news conference that the money will go toward things like canvassing, mailers and digital ads.

Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City, Fla., on Feb. 28.

A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow

2:43pm April 26, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy

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The Federal Communications Commission has restored net neutrality rules that ban content providers from restricting bandwidth to customers.

Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all

2:17pm April 26, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?

The conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it

12:57pm April 26, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.

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Early voting begins for North Carolina primary runoff races

9:01am April 26, 2024

by Associated Press

Early in-person voting has started across North Carolina for next month's runoff elections, including one congressional and two statewide primary contests. Early voting sites opened in all 100 counties on Thursday and will be available through May 11.

Fate of Florida's strict, new abortion law will be decided by voters in November

7:40am April 26, 2024

by Greg Allen

Florida Democrats see an abortion referendum on the ballot this fall as an opportunity to win some key races, against big challenges in a red state.

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After a 3-hour hearing, the Supreme Court must define presidential immunity

7:27am April 26, 2024

NPR's A Martinez speaks with former federal prosecutor and Politico senior writer Ankush Khardori about former President Donald Trump's immunity claims.

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