Politics & Government

Politics & Government

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen on border security and aid to Israel and Ukraine

6:54am December 18, 2023

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland about the negotiations by Democrats and Republicans over border security and aid for Israel and Ukraine.

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President Biden reacts after hearing a loud bang as he leaves his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., on Sunday.

Car plows into parked SUV in Biden's motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters

9:10pm December 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Biden's motorcade. The president and first lady were not harmed.

Florida Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4 in Kissimmee, Fla. The Republican Party of Florida suspended Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting on Sunday.

Florida GOP suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation

6:14pm December 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records.

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Iowa caucuses roundtable

5:40pm December 17, 2023

With less than a month to the Iowa caucuses, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Iowa Public Radio's Clay Masters and pollster J. Ann Selzer about the state of the Republican presidential nominating contest.

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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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