Politics & Government

Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event Thursday in Falls Church, Va.

Nikki Haley raises $12 million in February as she marches toward Super Tuesday

12:25pm March 01, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

In a conversation with a few reporters Friday, Haley highlighted her background in accounting, saying, "The accountant in me stretches and stretches and stretches those dollars."

Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address last February.

How do you feel about the state of America right now? We want to hear your thoughts

11:44am March 01, 2024

President Joe Biden will make his election-year State of the Union address on Thursday amid foreign conflicts and domestic uncertainty. We want to hear what's on your mind.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear arguments in April about whether former President Trump enjoys blanket immunity.

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Will the timing of the Supreme Court's Trump case mean no trial before the election?

11:06am March 01, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The court could have moved faster. It has historically done that in other big cases with political ramification.

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Woman tapes 'Register to Vote' sign on a table

Fourteen North Carolina schools earned a 'Voter Friendly Campus' designation this year

10:39am March 01, 2024

by Amy Diaz

As the primary election nears, some North Carolina universities are taking extra steps to encourage students to vote.

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President Biden has not wavered in his public support for Israel's war

7:44am March 01, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Stephen Walt of the Harvard Kennedy School about President Biden's steadfast support for Israel and its political implications.

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What does Sen. Mitch McConnell giving up his leadership post mean for Kentucky?

6:05am March 01, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks to political scientist Stephen Voss about Sen. Mitch McConnell's impact on his home state of Kentucky after the news that he'll step down from Senate leadership in November.

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A view of the Montana State Capitol on May 3, 2023, in Helena, Montana.

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional

7:16pm February 29, 2024

by Shaylee Ragar

The decision cited a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the state Constitution's right to privacy includes a woman's right to abortion access.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein was charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors.

Florida is releasing Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury report

6:24pm February 29, 2024

by Greg Allen

Jeffrey Epstein was a wealthy financier, who was charged with paying dozens of girls over many years for sex. He died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

President Biden walks with Jason Owens, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, in Brownsville, Texas, on Feb. 29.

Biden and Trump were both at the border today, staking out ground on a key 2024 issue

5:56pm February 29, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden is trying to go on the offensive on migration, an issue that is a big liability this year. He visited the Texas border on the same day as former President Donald Trump.

What Biden and Trump said at their respective border events

5:07pm February 29, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden and former President Donald Trump hold dueling events in Texas border towns. We look at what they said and what it means for November's election.

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