Politics & Government

Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at an event hosted by conservative radio host Erick Erickson on Aug. 18 in Atlanta. Kemp has pushed back against GOP proposals to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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In Georgia, Trump's latest indictment deepens a GOP divide

5:00am September 14, 2023

by Stephen Fowler

Efforts to punish the prosecutor who charged Donald Trump and 18 others with election interference have amplified a divide among his supporters and the rest of the state GOP.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) waits to speak during a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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Sen. Mark Kelly says Biden impeachment talks are 'a distraction and a waste of time'

8:46pm September 13, 2023

Congress is back this week, Dem. Senator urges colleagues to avoid government shutdown.

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Anita Dunn (left) speaks onstage with Hilary Rosen (right) at an event titled "Women Rule" in June 2018. That summer, Dunn and her communications firm began providing crisis communications for the then-Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives regarding allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation.

A corruption trial revealed a #MeToo ethics entanglement for a top Biden adviser

6:55pm September 13, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

Newly disclosed evidence revealed an apparent conflict of interest for Biden adviser Anita Dunn, when she consulted for an Illinois politician facing #MeToo related allegations in 2018.

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Top tech CEOs discuss future of AI on Capitol Hill

5:13pm September 13, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Top tech CEO including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates discussed the future of artificial intelligence in a closed meeting with a bipartisan group of Senators on Capitol Hill.

Here's what happened in Kim Jong Un's meeting with Putin

5:13pm September 13, 2023

by Charles Maynes

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged support for Russia's war in Ukraine at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

30 years after Oslo Accords, peace is far away for Israelis and Palestinians

4:37pm September 13, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Aaron David Miller about the Oslo Peace agreement and what has happened since that historic handshake and signing ceremony.

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Guilford County's child welfare agency is under a state corrective action plan. One expert explains what that means

4:20pm September 13, 2023

by April Laissle

This summer, Guilford County’s Department of Social Services became one of just a handful of counties to be placed under a

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President Biden tours a shipyard in Philadelphia with two union members on July 20 before giving remarks about unions and clean energy jobs.

Biden loves to talk about unions. But the autoworkers are withholding their affection

3:30pm September 13, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Most of the country's big unions have already endorsed President Biden for reelection. But not the United Auto Workers. A looming strike draws attention to this tension.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to convince members of his own party to support a stop-gap spending bill while also defending his job as speaker.

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McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

3:22pm September 13, 2023

A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, pictured here at the U.S. Capitol in January, was escorted from a Denver theater on Sunday night after multiple complaints of disruptive behavior.

Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of 'Beetlejuice' over reports of rude behavior

2:46pm September 13, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Colorado Republican said she was guilty of laughing and singing too loud. A report from the theater, citing four complaints from the audience, said she was also vaping and recording video.