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South Dakota GOP Sen. Mike Rounds discusses military spending plan

7:40am July 17, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota about a military spending plan after the House passed a bill with restrictions on abortion coverage and diversity initiatives.

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Alabama to consider new congressional voting map following Supreme Court decision

5:13am July 17, 2023

Alabama begins a special session to consider a new congressional voting map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state's current map likely diluted the power of Black voters in Alabama.

Left to right: Larry McCallum, Reagan Bunch, AJ Jacobs, Trinity Locklear, Kayla Tran, Bryson Hyman

Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?

5:06pm July 16, 2023

Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand.

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Politics chat: NATO and the defense bill; Biden touts his role reviving the economy

8:04am July 16, 2023

House Republicans are complicating the annual defense authorization bill while President Biden is touting the state of the economy.

Attorney General William Barr takes the oath before he appears before the House Oversight Committee on July 28, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

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Trump's former AG Bill Barr says failing to prosecute Trump would be 'unjust'

2:30pm July 15, 2023

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump's actions amounted to "flipping the bird at the government" provoking a federal indictment on his own.

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Court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

8:19am July 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court's order limiting executive branch officials' communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.

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Week in politics: Republicans pass a defense bill with widespread consequences

8:06am July 15, 2023

Republicans pass a defense bill with unusual stipulations about abortion and diversity training. It's unlikely to pass the Senate, but still has ramifications.

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How the historically bipartisan defense bill became a proxy for the culture wars

8:06am July 15, 2023

Cultural debates over race, abortion and transgender rights divided lawmakers on a bill that outlines Pentagon priorities for the coming year — legislation that's historically been bipartisan.

The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible in a reflection on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules

5:00am July 15, 2023

by Ron Elving

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own.

The politicization of the National Defense Authorization Act

4:13pm July 14, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

The House has approved a package of defense policies that are intended to counter those of President Biden. The Senate version is expected to be far different.