Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Nevada's changing election laws

5:06pm October 23, 2022

Nevada, like other states we've been discussing in our series on changing voting laws across the U.S., is enacting new legislation that impacts the way votes are cast and counted in the Silver State.

Woodward's taped time with Trump reveals much about both the author and his subject

2:01pm October 23, 2022

by Ron Elving

We hear the former president striving to court Woodward's favor, praising him as "a great historian" and "the great Bob Woodward." Yet these interviews veer often into disagreements and even debates.

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Politics chat: The deciding factors for early voters in North Carolina

7:54am October 23, 2022

The economy is a top concern this midterm election, but voters have other things on their minds, too. We hear from early voters in a competitive North Carolina House district.

Conspiracy theories about Brazil's electronic voting machines, shown here, have spread online. Far-right influencers in the U.S. have seized on Brazil's election as a way of keeping conspiratorial narratives alive ahead of the U.S. midterms in early November.

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Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles

9:24pm October 22, 2022

by Shannon Bond

American election deniers are recycling lies about voting machines to claim Brazil's presidential election is being rigged and to cast doubt on the U.S. midterms.

An immigrant from El Salvador, seven months pregnant, she said, stands next to a U.S. Border Patrol truck after turning herself in to border agents on Dec. 7, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas.

The ACLU and others urge border authorities to limit detention of pregnant migrants

7:14pm October 22, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Advocacy groups and doctors are asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite the intake proceedings for women and others who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing as well as infants.

Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student debt relief plan

3:32pm October 22, 2022

by Sequoia Carrillo

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked President Biden's student debt relief plan. Prior to the ruling, applications were on track to process and erase the debt as soon as Sunday.

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President Biden speaks about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover on Friday.

Biden's student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here's what you need to know.

2:23pm October 22, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Nearly 22 million people — more than half of qualifying borrowers — have signed up. The Biden administration says it is continuing to accept and review applications during the temporary hold.

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Democrats are embracing the police, but can that distract from crime in their cities?

8:23am October 22, 2022

by Martin Kaste

Democrats are embracing the police during the midterms. But can they distance themselves from crime in Democrat-run cities, such as Philadelphia, Pa.?

Explained: Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump

8:23am October 22, 2022

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump, who members say was the force behind the assault.

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Week in politics: Bannon's prison sentence; Trumps subpoenaed; Biden announces deficit drop

7:55am October 22, 2022

We look at Steve Bannon's prison sentence, former president Donald Trump's Jan. 6 Committee subpoena, and President Biden's announcement of the $1.4 trillion deficit drop.