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Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, seen here on Capitol Hill in June 2023, announced Friday he's joining the move to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker.

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3rd Republican joins motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

5:53pm April 19, 2024

Other House Freedom Caucus members have said that while they disagree with House Speaker Mike Johnson, they don't think it's in their best interests to go through another speakership fight.

What's next with Israel and Iran

4:49pm April 19, 2024

Arch-foes Israel and Iran are firing missiles at each other. But the unprecedented attacks on each other's territory appear — for now — not to have sparked an all-out war.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 16.

Here's what's in the House foreign aid bills

3:29pm April 19, 2024

The House bills largely mirror a foreign aid package that passed the Senate in February, with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The House has an additional bill targeting Iran, China and Russia.

Forsyth County officials share new opioid settlement spending priorities

1:39pm April 19, 2024

by April Laissle

Forsyth County health officials plan to set aside more funding from a state settlement with opioid manufacturers for medications used to treat substance use disorders.

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a town hall hosted by the Democratic lawmaker at Montana Technological University, Nov. 10, 2023, in Butte, Mont.

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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester hopes to secure another win in deep-red Montana

1:12pm April 19, 2024

by Shaylee Ragar

Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office as Republicans have dominated recent elections in Montana. He's carved out an identity as a moderate and he hopes that will win him another term.

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg listens at news conference in New York, Feb. 7, 2023. Donald Trump has made history as the first former president to face criminal charges.

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's district attorney, draws friends close and critics closer

6:00am April 19, 2024

by Walter Ray Watson

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's District Attorney, has great friends and determined critics

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Why doesn't gun violence move voters like other issues?

5:10am April 19, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rutgers professor Ashley Koning about voting behavior as it relates to the issue of gun violence.

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The selection of alternate jurors in Trump's N.Y. criminal trial resumes Friday

5:10am April 19, 2024

Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin.

Morning news brief

5:10am April 19, 2024

Israel launches missile strikes on Iran. NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University. Twelve jurors are chosen for former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York.

Former President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche (left) and Emil Bove (right), arrives for his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan court on Thursday.

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12 jurors selected in Trump hush money trial

8:25pm April 18, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Former President Donald Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.

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