Politics & Government

The political atmosphere of this year's state fair in Iowa

4:27pm August 11, 2023

by Clay Masters

The Iowa State Fair is all about fun, food and frivolity. But every four years, it's also all about politics. Amid the tumultuous political environment, the fair takes a different tone in 2024.

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Videos by PragerU, a conservative media company, can be played in Florida classrooms

4:27pm August 11, 2023

by Kerry Sheridan

Florida teachers are now able to use videos in class produced by the conservative online media company PragerU. Its founder admits indoctrination is its goal.

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Garland names special counsel in Hunter Biden investigation

3:32pm August 11, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

David Weiss, a Trump appointee as U.S. attorney who was retained during the Biden administration, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.

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Ex-Trump lawyer, who may be indicted, asks to delay his disbarment proceedings

5:18am August 11, 2023

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to professor Scott Cumming of UCLA School of Law, about John Eastman asking a judge to postpone his disbarment proceedings in case he's indicted with the former president.

Stepping into critical campaign role, VP Harris reaches voters of color and women

4:44pm August 10, 2023

by Asma Khalid

As the 2024 campaign gets underway, Vice President Harris is taking on a critical role making a series of trips to tout the president's message specifically to voters of color and women.

Ecuador reels after leading presidential candidate is assassinated

4:22pm August 10, 2023

by Simeon Tegel

With just over a week to go until election day, Ecuador is under a state of emergency and in shock after the assassination of a presidential candidate at a campaign rally.

An update on Maui's wildfire disaster from Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono

4:22pm August 10, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono about the wildfires on the island of Maui. President Biden approved a major disaster declaration, making funds available to those effected.

President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Roland R. Wright International Guard Base in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

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The Biden administration is seeking billions in additional funding for Ukraine

4:13pm August 10, 2023

by Washington Desk

The funding request for Ukraine could set up a showdown with Congress, where far-right Republicans as well as the left of the Democratic Party are skeptical of additional funding for the conflict.

Former President Donald Trump speaks before he boards his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on August 3 in Arlington, Va.

Politics & Government

Special counsel proposes a trial date for Trump Jan. 6 case

2:42pm August 10, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The special counsel's office has proposed that a federal judge set Jan. 2, 2024 as the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Winston-Salem housing initiative faces projected multimillion-dollar funding gap

2:34pm August 10, 2023

by DJ Simmons

The next phase of a project to increase affordable housing in Winston-Salem is facing a projected multimillion-dollar funding gap.