Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Trump to be arraigned on charges connected to attempts to overturn 2020 election

5:10am August 03, 2023

Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C. on charges that he participated in a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

President Biden waves to onlookers as he rides his bike through Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Tuesday.

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What a beach vacation looks like for President Biden

5:00am August 03, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

When you're the president, vacation involves secret service, coordination with police, crowds of people watching you on the beach and the possibility that at any moment the job will come calling.

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What a Delaware beach vacation looks like for President Biden

7:54pm August 02, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

President Biden is spending the week at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. While he may get some downtime, it's impossible to fully check out from the job.

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Sacramento Area Congregations Together (Sac ACT) is providing English workbooks so the migrants can learn the language. The group also gives out quarters so they can do laundry.

Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate

7:46pm August 02, 2023

by Jason DeRose

When migrants from Latin America were flown from Texas and dropped off in Sacramento with nowhere to go, a group of congregations came together to care for them.

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How the race for Republican presidential nominee looks with Trump's criminal charges

5:11pm August 02, 2023

Donald Trump isn't just a former president. He is also currently seeking the Republican nomination for the third time in 2024. That means he has to take his criminal charges out on the campaign trail.

Presidential historian weighs in the significance of Trump's indictment

1:43pm August 02, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with presidential historian Tim Naftali about the significance of Trump's latest indictment for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Latest Trump indictment could lead to even more disruption in the House

1:32pm August 02, 2023

by Terry Gross

New York Times congressional correspondent Annie Karni says if Republicans choose to retaliate, and not pass spending bills, it could cause a government shutdown this fall.

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaking with reporters after the Council of State meeting at the Department of Transportation

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper isn't sold on tax-cut restrictions by Republicans still finalizing budget

12:47pm August 02, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said on Tuesday he's skeptical that an apparent tax agreement by Republican legislative leaders within a state budget that's still being negotiated would over time protect revenues to fund pressing needs within government.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in Erie, Pa., in July.

5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump

12:37pm August 02, 2023

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges that he led a web of conspiracies with the ultimate goal of overturning 2020 election results. Read this if you need to get up to speed.

Supporters cheer as Vice President Harris addresses the 20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday in Orlando.

Harris says she won't debate DeSantis on new Black history standards in Florida

11:53am August 02, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

In Orlando, Vice President Harris rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' invitation for a discussion about the state's new curriculum on slavery, calling it an "unnecessary" debate.