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Politics chat: Negotiating aid to Ukraine and Israel; Trump campaigns in New Hampshire

7:53am December 17, 2023

A bipartisan group of senators negotiates on a framework for military aid to Ukraine and Israel coupled with funding for border security, and former president Donald Trump campaigns in New Hampshire.

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Trump's trials update

5:29pm December 16, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity.

How was 2023 for EVs?

5:29pm December 16, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with White House Senior Adviser Mitch Landrieu and Consumer Reports autos reporter Keith Barry about the challenge of achieving the Biden administration's EV sales goals.

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Scores of candidates to seek high-profile open political positions in North Carolina as filing ends

10:57am December 16, 2023

by Associated Press

Scores of candidates filed for nearly a dozen high-profile elected positions in North Carolina where the incumbents aren't running in 2024 because of redistricting, retirements or term limits.

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Week in politics: Biden calls Israel's bombing 'indiscriminate,' Zelenskyy in the U.S.

8:08am December 16, 2023

We look at President Biden's use of the word "indiscriminate" to describe Israel's bombing in Gaza, as well as the ongoing quest by some House Republicans to impeach him.

Voters cast their ballots during the midterm elections at the Detroit Fire Station 17 on Nov. 8, 2022.

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New Michigan law means people leaving prison will automatically be registered to vote

5:00am December 16, 2023

by Michelle Jokisch Polo

Michigan will be the first state in the nation to automatically register incarcerated people to vote upon their release. State officials say it's another step in helping people get back into society.

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Rudy Giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to former Georgia election workers

6:29pm December 15, 2023

Former Trump campaign attorney Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay a staggering $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he spread lies about following the 2020 election.

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A Senate deal on border security faces uncertainty from the House

6:04pm December 15, 2023

As Senate negotiators work on a deal to address border security, House progressives and conservatives reject the effort for different reasons.

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Rudy Giuliani arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a trial to determine how much he will have to pay two 2020 Georgia election workers who he falsely accused of fraud.

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Giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers he defamed

5:48pm December 15, 2023

by Miles Parks

The former mayor of New York helped Donald Trump try to overturn his 2020 election loss, and in the process spread lies about election workers in battleground states.

Departing North Carolina Auditor Beth Wood pleads guilty to misusing state vehicle, gets probation

12:14pm December 15, 2023

by Associated Press

On her last day on the job, North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood pleaded guilty Friday to two misdemeanors for misusing a state-issued vehicle for personal activities.