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President Trump skipped the first Republican debate on August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Up First briefing: Trump skips GOP debate; FTC sues Amazon; prepare for student loans

7:33am September 27, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Trump will skip tonight's GOP presidential primary debate to hold a rally in Detroit. The FTC sues Amazon in a monopoly case. Student loan payments are resuming. Here's how to prepare.

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Morning news brief

7:32am September 27, 2023

Donald Trump won't be a part of Wednesday's GOP presidential primary debate. Amazon faces a federal monopoly lawsuit. The rollout of the new COVID vaccine has been hampered by distribution problems.

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GOP candidates must close the gap as Trump campaigns like he's already the nominee

5:14am September 27, 2023

While seven GOP presidential candidates meet for another debate, former President Trump will hold a rally in Detroit with autoworkers. NPR's Michel Martin talks to GOP strategist Mary Anna Mancuso.

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Sen. Peters returns from the Armenian border, where he witnessed a refugee crisis

5:14am September 27, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan about the influx of ethnic Armenian refugees into Armenia fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seized the disputed region.

A woman marks her ballot at a polling center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans in the state are challenging the congressional map that was used for that election.

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New Mexico's Republican Party takes the state's congressional map to trial

5:00am September 27, 2023

by Nash Jones

A trial begins Wednesday over New Mexico's congressional map. Unlike some other active fights over redistricting, it's the state's Democratic lawmakers who are accused of crafting illegal districts.

Amazon delivery trucks are parked in Richmond, Calif., on June 21.

U.S. sues Amazon in a monopoly case that could be existential for the retail giant

9:32pm September 26, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states accuse Amazon of suffocating rivals and raising costs for both sellers and shoppers.

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Republicans and others watch the broadcast at the official watch party of the Republican presidential candidates debate at The Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Aug. 23.

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How to watch the second GOP presidential debate

9:21pm September 26, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Seven Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination will take the stage in California Wednesday night for the second GOP debate of the 2024 elections. But the front runner is skipping — again.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a campaign rally on Sept. 25, 2023 in Summerville, S.C.

A judge says Trump is liable for fraud in New York civil lawsuit

7:26pm September 26, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Judge Arthur Engoron finds that Trump and his associates exaggerated the former president's net worth in order to complete deals and receive more financing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Newsom signed a bill on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities, calling the measure "long overdue."

New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics

6:17pm September 26, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shakes hands with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Los Angeles County, after signing Gabriel's bill that raises taxes on guns and ammunition in Sacramento on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.

California is first state to levy a tax on guns and ammo to fund safety programs

6:11pm September 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

New law will impose an additional 11% in addition to federal tax. It's one of nearly two dozen gun laws signed into law on Tuesday. but Newsom acknowledges some might not survive legal challenges.