Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Lawmakers consider how a Kroger-Albertsons merger would affect consumers

5:03am November 29, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about the planned $25 billion merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons — ahead of a hearing on the matter.

The DNC may alter the 2024 presidential nominating calendar

5:03am November 29, 2022

by Clay Masters

Iowa's caucuses are the first nominating contest in presidential politics. The red state is fighting to keep its place as the Democratic National Committee prioritizes diverse and competitive states.

People wait in line to vote on Election Day 2020 in Tombstone, Ariz., in Cochise County. The county's Republican-led leadership has voted to delay certifying its 2022 election results, despite a state deadline on Monday.

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Counties in Arizona, Pennsylvania fail to certify election results by legal deadlines

10:30pm November 28, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

Around 164,000 people's votes for the midterm elections are at risk after Arizona's Cochise County and Pennsylvania's Luzerne County failed to certify local results by their states' deadlines.

Lee County voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center in Fort Myers, Fla., on Nov. 8.

Don't call Florida a red state yet: Left-leaning groups say their voters stayed home

4:50pm November 28, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

After Republicans won big in Florida, Democrats and the groups that organize for them are reckoning with what went so red in the country's largest swing state.

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Closing the gender pay gap could be critical in reducing California homelessness

4:26pm November 28, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Holly Martinez, the executive director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, about how closing the gender pay gap could help reduce homelessness.

The State Dining Room of the White House is decorated for the holiday season with stockings for family members of President Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

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White House unveils its holiday decor, including 77 trees and a 'We the People' theme

3:37pm November 28, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The White House says more than 150 volunteers decorated the building for a week to put together this year's holiday decorations. First lady Jill Biden selected a theme of "We the People."

A voter cast her vote at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Nov. 8 in Crown Point, Ind.

Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them?

2:57pm November 28, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024.

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NC Democrats' parity in Congress delegation may be fleeting

1:25pm November 28, 2022

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Democrats celebrated winning what was billed as North Carolina's lone toss-up race for the U.S. House this month, as state Sen. Wiley Nickel’s narrow victory over Republican Bo Hines in the 13th Congressional District helped weaken any national GOP midterm wave. But there’s a good chance Nickel's Raleigh-area district and others will be dramatically altered for the 2024 elections, returning the advantage to Republicans.

News brief: China protests, Congress' lame duck agenda, Georgia runoff

6:10am November 28, 2022

People in China protest the government's COVID lockdown. Democrats rush to pass bills before Republicans take over the House. Voting starts in Georgia in a runoff for the final unresolved Senate seat.

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Ahead of next year's divided Congress, Democrats have much work to do

5:03am November 28, 2022

Republicans will take control of the House in January but the Senate will remain under Democratic control. Until then, Democrats have a lot to do in the lame duck session.