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John Bolton, Trump's ex-national security adviser, shares his views on the indictment

11:22am August 05, 2023

by Scott Simon

Former President Trump was indicted this week on charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Trump's ex-national security adviser, Ambassador John Bolton, on the news.

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump in 2020. As Trump was being arraigned in Washington on yet another round of criminal charges this week, his former runningmate-turned-rival Mike Pence unveiled merchandise that quotes "Too Honest," a reference to Trump's response when Pence rebuffed his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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Opinion: Trump said Pence is 'too honest'

8:16am August 05, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon ponders a detail in this week's indictment of former President Trump: When his vice president refused to join a scheme to overturn the 2020 election, Trump called him "too honest."

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Week in politics: Assessing the aftermath of Trump's indictment

8:06am August 05, 2023

Analysis of an unprecedented week in American politics - the indictment of former President Donald Trump on four felony counts for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Trump attended a Republican Party dinner in Alabama, a day after pleading not guilty

8:06am August 05, 2023

A day after pleading not guilty to federal charges, former President Trump traveled to Alabama for a friendly GOP event.

Former President Donald Trump gestures as he enters the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pa., for a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination on July 29.

Should Trump's trial be televised?

6:02am August 05, 2023

by Scott Neuman

There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen, but House Democrats and Trump's own lawyer are pushing for a televised trial.

The cases against Trump and Nixon raised crucial constitutional questions about how far could a president go to stay in office if convinced his reelection was crucial to the nation, Ron Elving writes.

Trump's defense in 2020 election case could conjure ghost of Nixon once more

5:00am August 05, 2023

by Ron Elving

How far could a president go to stay in office if convinced his re-election was crucial to the nation? What liability would he face? And how much stress can the fragile structure of democracy stand?

The Center for Reproductive Rights brought the lawsuit on behalf of 13 women and two doctors. The women had pregnancy complications that endangered their lives or had fetuses with fatal anomalies.

Texas abortion bans lifted temporarily for medical emergencies, judge rules

9:12pm August 04, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A Texas judge is temporarily blocking the state's abortion bans from being enforced against doctors who perform abortions in cases of medical emergencies and fetal anomalies.

"I Voted" stickers are ready to be distributed to voters on Nov. 8, 2022, at a Brandon, Miss., precinct.

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An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies

5:33pm August 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal.

Re-elected Tenn. lawmaker says you can't expel the gun control movement

4:49pm August 04, 2023

by Blaise Gainey

Two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled after participating in a gun control demonstration in the statehouse won reelection. Where does that leave the gun control debate?

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GOP presidential hopefuls react to Trump's indictment

4:42pm August 04, 2023

After a third indictment was brought against former President Trump, some Republican rivals are reacting with caution.

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