Politics & Government

Politics & Government

3 Americans could be released as part of the deal to get hostages out of Gaza

7:47am November 22, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

The three could be released as part of the first phase of the deal to get hostages out of Gaza, a deal that the U.S. helped broker between Israel and Hamas.

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Former Israeli prime minister reflects on the 2005 withdrawal from Gaza

6:27pm November 21, 2023

Unilateral disengagement was Ehud Olmert's brainchild. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the former Israeli prime minister about how he views that plan now.

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A sergeant-at-arms in the North Carolina state Senate passes out copies of a map proposal

Black voters file federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina Senate map

4:42pm November 21, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press/Report for America

A lawsuit filed Monday in North Carolina alleges newly adopted district boundaries for the state Senate divide a cluster of predominantly Black counties in the northeast corner of the state in a way that unfairly dilutes the voting power of Black residents.

Netanyahu wants to 'deradicalize' Gaza through war. Is that even possible?

4:35pm November 21, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brookings Institution's Natan Sachs about whether demilitarizing and deradicalizing Gaza is possible.

An election worker continues the process of counting ballots for the 2022 Pennsylvania primary election in Mercer, Pa.

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Judge says 'undated' Pennsylvania ballots should count, setting up a likely appeal

12:50pm November 21, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge says mailed ballots that arrive on time but in envelopes without dates handwritten by Pennsylvania voters should be counted. The case is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Then-President Donald Trump walks past weights and a crane after delivering remarks at the White House in July 2020.

Trump, 77, issues letter lauding his health and weight loss on Biden's 81st birthday

11:32am November 21, 2023

by Emily Olson

The report, signed by Trump's personal physician, says the GOP frontrunner has lost weight. But it didn't say whether he weighs the same as Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, as Trump has claimed.

President Biden went to Norfolk, Va., for a Friendsgiving

7:56am November 21, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden put on an apron over the weekend to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to service members and their families. He served mashed potatoes while Jill Biden dished out sweet potato casserole.

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's Georgia hometown honors her life

5:26pm November 20, 2023

by Grant Blankenship

People in Plains, Ga., are remembering former first lady Rosalynn Carter. She died on Sunday and leaves behind a long legacy of advocacy of mental health and caring about others.

Demonstrators hold up large cut-out letters spelling "VOTING RIGHTS" at a 2021 rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

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An appeals court has struck down a key path for enforcing the Voting Rights Act

5:26pm November 20, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

Who can sue to enforce key voting protections for people of color under the Voting Rights Act could be severely limited by a lawsuit out of Arkansas, which may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.

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What to know about Argentina's eccentric, conservative new president-elect

5:14pm November 20, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

An ultra-conservative economist, known for his temper and eccentricities, will take over Argentina's presidency in December amidst one of the worst economic downturns in decades.

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