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A March 2023 image of North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signing a Medicaid expansion law

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North Carolina governor and allies celebrate kickoff of Medicaid expansion

9:21am December 01, 2023

by Associated Press

Gov. Roy Cooper and health care advocates celebrated Friday's official start of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, the result of state legislation this year that's expected to help roughly 600,000 low-income adults obtain the government health insurance.

People gather in San Francisco to watch a debate on Fox News between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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DeSantis-Newsom 'debate' offers window into the future of warring visions of America

9:17am December 01, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

There couldn't be two governors with more opposite ideologies than the Florida Republican and the California Democrat, but few minds were likely changed.

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Negotiation over U.S. border policy holds up aid to Ukraine and Israel

7:23am December 01, 2023

Discussions about U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel are being delayed by House Republicans who are negotiating a U.S. border policy that is further to the right than most Democrats are willing to vote.

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Morning news brief

5:09am December 01, 2023

Israel hits targets in Gaza as truce with Hamas collapses. Why U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel is held up in the House. GOP Florida Gov. DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Newsom held a debate.

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How political campaigns are raising millions through unwitting donors

5:09am December 01, 2023

Our Planet Money team explores how much money has been raised by political campaigns that automatically sign up donors to weekly donations without their knowledge.

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The dark side of Henry Kissinger's legacy: secret bombings during Vietnam War

5:09am December 01, 2023

The late Henry Kissinger's legacy must include his support for the secret bombings across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bo Thao-Urabe, whose family fled Laos.

Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit.

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

5:00am December 01, 2023

by Jeff Brady

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., performed the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa as she was choking Thursday during a closed-door GOP lunch. Here, Paul and Ernst look over a folder provided to them by the White House, during a luncheon in 2017 in the State Dinning Room of the White House.

Rand Paul successfully used the Heimlich maneuver on Joni Ernst at a GOP lunch

7:07pm November 30, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Ernst, who has served in the Senate since 2015, hosted the closed-door luncheon for GOP senators Thursday when the incident occurred.

Blinken is in the Middle East trying to get aid into Gaza and more hostages released

6:12pm November 30, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary Antony Blinken is in the Middle East as the pause in fighting in Gaza and hostage releases continue. But there's concern about what's next.

Hundreds released from prison during pandemic may be sent back under Senate proposal

5:43pm November 30, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

A resolution in the Senate could send hundreds of people released from prisons during the pandemic back into federal facilities. Only a tiny fraction committed new crimes during home confinement.

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