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Politics & Government

Gov. Cooper vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority

4:06pm August 24, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill Thursday that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers.

This booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows Mark Meadows in Atlanta Thursday, after he surrendered and was booked.

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Trump ally Mark Meadows turns himself in after Georgia election indictment

3:20pm August 24, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has turned himself in to face charges as part of the case targeting Donald Trump and his allies for attempting to subvert Georgia's 2020 election.

From left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News Channel Wednesday in Milwaukee.

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5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate

12:29pm August 24, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the front-runner onstage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact.

A shirt displaying a fake mug shot of the former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen during a campaign rally in Pickens, S.C., in July.

Trump is likely to finally get a real mug shot. Does it matter?

12:28pm August 24, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

The Fulton County sheriff says he'll treat the former president according to the jail's normal practices. That includes taking a booking photo, which could become a famous — or infamous — image.

Biden's reelection campaign has counterprogramming plans during the GOP debate

11:35am August 24, 2023

by Tamara Keith

With political attention focused on the GOP debate in Milwaukee, President Biden and Democrats are trying to do a bit of counterprogramming.

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Morning news brief

7:40am August 24, 2023

GOP presidential contenders met on the debate stage. Donald Trump is expected in Georgia to answer election meddling charges. Head of the Wagner mercenary force is reported dead in a plane crash.

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GOP presidential contenders, minus Donald Trump, meet in primary debate

7:26am August 24, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mark Leibovich, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about Wednesday night's Republican primary debate in Milwaukee. Among the issues debated: the economy, abortion and crime.

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The first GOP debate yielded heated exchanges, comedy and even a dash of policy

5:24am August 24, 2023

Eight Republican candidates stood on stage in Milwaukee with the goal of becoming their party's presidential nominee. But the front-runner — former President Donald Trump — was missing.

Immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use the phones at a detention center in California in 2019. Secret government reports obtained by NPR described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions in ICE detention.

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A 'shocking' 911 call and other key takeaways from NPR's ICE detention investigation

5:00am August 24, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

NPR obtained secret government inspection reports, which described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions inside immigration detention facilities. Here's what to know.

Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., left, and former Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., center, are seen exiting the Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2018. After redistricting changed Florida's congressional districts, Dunn defeated Lawson in the 2022 election.

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How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections

5:00am August 24, 2023

by Valerie Crowder

Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.