Politics & Government

A breakdown of the issues at the center of Maori protests in New Zealand

4:42pm December 08, 2023

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

Former President Donald Trump departs for a break during his civil fraud trial in New York City on Thursday.

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Trump gag order is partially upheld in Jan. 6 case

4:32pm December 08, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The appeals court ruling would allow Trump to make public statements about the special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, but not other prosecutors, court staffers or their family members.

Ryan Roth's single vote made all the difference.

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He won his seat on council by a single vote — which he cast himself

4:11pm December 08, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Every election we're told that each vote counts. Ryan Roth, the newly-elected city council member for Rainier, Wash., is now proof that it does.

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Lael Brainard speaks as President Joe Biden listens during an announcement in Nov. 2021.

How a top economic adviser to Biden is thinking about inflation and the job market

3:12pm December 08, 2023

The latest numbers show a strong picture for the U.S. economy. Yet many Americans have a pessimistic view. Here's how an adviser to Joe Biden says they're addressing that.

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Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek, left, discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed 2020-21 revised state budget during a hearing the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., May 26, 2020. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, Petek said California is facing a $68 billion budget deficit.

California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, analyst says

2:55pm December 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

The nation's most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth largest in the world — has been struggling with the rising prices of most goods and services.

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Writers at 'The Atlantic' examine what Trump's second term could look like

7:36am December 08, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, why he dedicated an issue of the magazine to the potential dangers of a second term for former President Donald Trump.

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Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal tax charges

6:05am December 08, 2023

A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.

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Politics & Government

A breakdown of the issues at the center of Maori protests in New Zealand

Trump gag order is partially upheld in Jan. 6 case

He won his seat on council by a single vote — which he cast himself

How a top economic adviser to Biden is thinking about inflation and the job market

California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, analyst says

Writers at 'The Atlantic' examine what Trump's second term could look like

Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal tax charges

After House hearing on campus antisemitism, college presidents are under fire

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