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A signaling error appears to have caused a train crash in India. Hundreds of journalists at Gannett newspapers set to strike. The far right has torn apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud.
Politics & Government
3 more GOP presidential candidates are expected to enter the race this week
As former Vice President Mike Pence and other Republicans are set to launch presidential campaigns, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with conservative commentator Al Cardenas about the GOP field.
A closer look at the Mountain Valley Pipeline greenlit in debt ceiling deal
The debt ceiling deal passed by Congress fast tracks the long-stalled and controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline that stretches across West Virginia and into Virginia.
Chuck Todd, host and moderator of NBC's 'Meet the Press', will step down
Todd has hosted the show since 2014. NBC's chief White House correspondent, Kristen Welker, will become the show's new host.
It's been a busy week in Iowa for Republican presidential hopefuls
What a busy week of campaign events in Iowa means for the field of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination.
How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud
A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.
Politics chat: The winners and losers in the debt ceiling negotiations
With the US debt ceiling raised and a government default narrowly avoided, we look at who the political victors were in this fight.
What to expect in Biden's Oval Office address about the debt ceiling deal
President Biden delivers the first Oval Office address of his presidency. It comes a day after Congress passed a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling, narrowly avoiding the deadline.
Doctors rally to defend abortion provider Caitlin Bernard after she was censured
Hundreds of Indiana doctors across specialties say a decision by the state's Medical Licensing Board to reprimand Dr. Caitlin Bernard sets a dangerous precedent about what doctors can and can't say.
Week in politics: Debt ceiling deal; Republican presidential candidates
The debt ceiling crisis averted, and the Republican presidential field expands - we break down another busy week in politics.