Politics & Government

Encore: Why a shortage of parking places for tractor-trailers is a stubborn problem

4:32pm January 20, 2023

by Frank Morris

Semitruck drivers spend hours searching for parking spots, which cuts into their earnings and slows down the supply chain. Many truckers are counting on a bipartisan push in Congress to help.

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer speaks about voting machine malfunctions at the county elections center in Phoenix on Nov. 9, 2022.

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An Arizona official has a plan to speed up election results. Not everyone is on board

4:32pm January 20, 2023

by Ben Giles

Arizona's Maricopa County faced criticism as it took days to count its votes in 2022. The county's Republican recorder has a proposal to try to fix the problems he sees.

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time while speaking Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

12:58pm January 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."

Clockwise: California Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Ro Khanna, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff are expected to battle it out for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat in 2024 if she retires. Porter is the only one who has formally announced a run, but Lee is expected to make an announcement soon, while Schiff and Khanna are still contemplating the 2024 race.

Early jockeying for Senate seats foreshadows competitive 2024 elections

10:33am January 20, 2023

by Dustin Jones

Lawmakers are already setting their sights on 34 Senate seats that will open up in 2024, indicating a busy election season.

Duke Energy Carolinas seeks North Carolina rate increases

10:16am January 20, 2023

by Associated Press

Duke Energy Carolinas asked North Carolina regulators on Thursday to let it raise residential electricity rates by nearly 18% over three years as part of a broad request to raise revenues from its

President Biden visited Aptos, Calif., Thursday, to tour damage caused by the recent series of storms. He told reporters he has no regrets about how he and his lawyers have handled the discovery and disclosure of classified documents found at his former office and personal residence.

Biden says he has 'no regrets' on how he's handled classified documents discovery

8:14pm January 19, 2023

by Dustin Jones

The president says he and his lawyers are cooperating with the Department of Justice and that he has no regrets about how he and his team have handled the situation.

Biden tours California storm damage

5:52pm January 19, 2023

by Rachael Myrow

President Biden is touring a battered California. The state has endured a series of powerful storms in recent weeks. Damage estimates are topping $1 billion with 40 of the state's 58 counties hit.

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The Marshal of the Supreme Court is unable to identify a person who leaked the Dobbs decision, according to a Supreme Court release Thursday.

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Supreme Court is unable to ID the leaker in Dobbs decision

5:25pm January 19, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The court called the leak "one of the worst breaches of trust in its history." The Marshal of the Supreme Court "has to date been unable to identify a person responsible," the court said Thursday.

Republican Congressman Don Bacon urges bipartisanship on debt ceiling

5:22pm January 19, 2023

As the battle over the debt ceiling heats up in Congress, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, about the negotiations.

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Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have been flooding into Peru's capital

5:04pm January 19, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Peru's capital is facing thousands of protestors from the rural and poorer south, demanding the resignation of the president, who they blame for the recent killings of more than 50 demonstrators.

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