Politics & Government

Politics & Government

As ex-Trump associates plead guilty, has his presidential bid been affected?

5:12am October 25, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to former federal prosecutor Harry Sandick about the legal implications of guilty pleas from Donald Trump's former allies in Georgia's criminal election interference case.

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How will the dysfunctional race for House speaker affect next year's elections?

5:12am October 25, 2023

NPR's A Martinez speaks to former Ohio Congressman Steven Stivers about the stakes for next year's elections.

Reporters get a sneak peek at the table setting and menu for President Biden's state dinner for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Oct. 24, 2023.

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Citing 'tumultuous times,' the White House is toning down a state dinner for Australia

6:59pm October 24, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The state visit for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planned months ago. But the Middle East crisis prompted the White House to change the tenor of the event.

Michael Cohen arrives for former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testifies against him in New York

6:23pm October 24, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Cohen, a former Trump lawyer and onetime loyal ally, testified against the former president in a civil trial that threatens Trump's business empire.

Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen testifies in New York fraud trial

5:52pm October 24, 2023

by Andrea Bernstein

Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen is testifying in New York on Tuesday in a trial examining his former boss's finances and allegations of fraud.

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Third speaker of the House nominee Tom Emmer drops out

5:26pm October 24, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

House Republicans voted Tuesday to nominate a third speaker candidate in as many weeks. About two dozen members voted against House Republican Whip Tom Emmer.

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U.S. supported Israel in UN security meeting, but urged allowing more aid into Gaza

5:07pm October 24, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Arab and European counterparts at the United Nations, as diplomats try to ease the humanitarian suffering in Gaza and get more hostages out.

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Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, talks with Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., center, and Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, as lawmakers convene to hold a third ballot to elect a speaker of the House on Friday.

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Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer has dropped out of House speaker race

4:57pm October 24, 2023

Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out.

Qatar's role in hostage negotiations

4:50pm October 24, 2023

Qatar has stepped in as a mediator, negotiating Hamas' release of four hostages who had been held since the Oct. 7 massacre that claimed 1,400 lives.

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A photo of North Carolina state Rep. Destin Hall, a top Republican redistricting official, speaking to reporters about the proposed state House map, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023

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North Carolina Republicans close in on new districts seeking to fortify GOP in Congress, legislature

4:36pm October 24, 2023

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Democrats whose seats are threatened by the plan are Reps. Jeff Jackson of Charlotte, Wiley Nickel of Cary and Kathy Manning of Greensboro. And first-term Rep. Don Davis, one of the three Black Democrats in the state's delegation, would run in a competitive district in northeastern North Carolina. Republicans have defended their maps, particularly with their political leanings, as lawful.