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Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Up First briefing: Key GOP debate takeaways; Israel alleges sexual violence by Hamas

8:00am December 07, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Nikki Haley stood out at last night's debate but still polls behind Trump. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack.

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GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Trump was a no-show

7:25am December 07, 2023

Four Republican presidential primary candidates took the stage Wednesday night in Alabama. This was the last debate before the Iowa caucuses in January.

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Then presidential candidate Joe Biden waves to supporters as he finishes speaking during a drive-in campaign rally in Georgia in 2020.

'Rebuild the base': How the Biden campaign will tackle a possible Trump rematch

5:37am December 07, 2023

A campaign manager for President Biden outlines the strategy if there's a repeat of the 2020 election against Donald Trump, and how Democrats plan to win over voters once again.

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Trump to appear in NYC courtroom for the first time since gag order was upheld

5:13am December 07, 2023

Former president Donald Trump is expected back in a New York courtroom Thursday in one of the final days for the defense in his civil fraud trial.

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5:13am December 07, 2023

Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.

How do Kevin McCarthy's constituents feel about him abruptly leaving Congress?

5:13am December 07, 2023

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress at the end of the month. For more than a decade he's represented people in the area of Bakersfield, Calif.

The Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday, over whether lawmakers violated the state Constitution when they used the "adopt-and-amend" tactic on a 2018 minimum wage initiative.

Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'adopt-and-amend'

5:00am December 07, 2023

by Colin Jackson

Michigan's Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on a case that could have lasting implications for the state's minimum wage and ballot initiative process.

What Kevin McCarthy's retirement could mean for Republicans in Congress

5:59pm December 06, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will retire at the end of 2023, meaning he has just weeks left in his term in Congress. His decision to quit comes as Republicans are facing lots of pressure.

Senior official from President Biden's campaign weighs in on possible Trump rematch

5:59pm December 06, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Quentin Fulks from the Biden Campaign about campaign strategy ahead of the Republican debate in Alabama.

Nevada Republican Party Chair Michael McDonald announces then-President Donald Trump before he speaks at the party's convention on June 23, 2018, in Las Vegas.

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6 'fake electors' for Trump are indicted in Nevada

5:54pm December 06, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

A Nevada grand jury indicted six individuals who submitted documents falsely attesting that they were the state's official presidential electors, and that Donald Trump won Nevada in the 2020 election.