Politics & Government

Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Feb. 24. Lake has softened her stance on abortion as the campaign season moves forward.

In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail

11:48am February 28, 2024

by Ben Giles

Abortion proved to be a major issue in the 2022 midterms and again in 2023. This year, the presidential race puts extra attention on the ballot. In Arizona, that means the issue is front and center.

Left to right: Ka'Marr Coleman-Byrd, Deasia Sampson and Shelly Zissler, some of the undecided voters Morning Edition spoke to in the Detroit area.

Many in Michigan don't know how — or whether — they'll vote in the general election

10:15am February 28, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

NPR spoke to autoworkers, college students and Black churchgoers in the Detroit area about the general election. Many aren't excited about their likely choices, with some unsure they'll vote at all.

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They're a path to becoming governor, but attorney general jobs are now a destination, too

9:01am February 28, 2024

by Associated Press

Rather than trying to keep their seats in Congress, two of North Carolina's U.S. representatives are vying for a role closer to home: state attorney general. It's one of the most closely watched attorney general races across the U.S. this year.

Morning news brief

8:31am February 28, 2024

President Biden and Donald Trump win Michigan's primaries. House Republicans are expected to hear privately from Hunter Biden. Lawmakers in more than a dozen states consider fetal personhood bills.

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What Biden eats while campaigning reveals a lot about him and voters he's courting

7:58am February 28, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

A boba tea shop, a burger joint, a soul food restaurant — what President Biden's food stops say about his campaign.

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A Democratic voter uncommitted to President Biden rallies outside of a polling location at Maples Elementary School on Feb. 27 in Dearborn, Mich.

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'Uncommitted' voters send Biden a message on Gaza; Alabama senate moves to protect IVF

7:55am February 28, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Biden and Trump win Michigan's primary, but "uncommitted" voters send Biden a message about his support for Israel. Two Alabama senate bills aim to protect IVF treatments in the state.

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Trump dominated Michigan's GOP primary. Biden won easily among Democrats

7:27am February 28, 2024

For some voters in the state who disapprove of President Biden's handling of Israel's war in Gaza, the primary was about sending a strong message: Change course or lose votes in the general election.

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Democrats control the Senate now — but face long odds of keeping power

7:27am February 28, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about the 2024 U.S. Senate races with Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.

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House GOP has focused on Hunter Biden for awhile — a chance now to talk to him

5:18am February 28, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

Hunter Biden is expected to appear on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a closed-door deposition as part of the House impeachment probe against his father, President Joe Biden.

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The push to vote 'uncommitted' to Biden in Michigan exceeds goal

11:22pm February 27, 2024

by Elena Moore

The group Listen to Michigan has been urging voters in the state to vote uncommitted on the Democratic ballot as a protest vote against President Biden's handling of Israel's war in Gaza.