Politics & Government

Politics & Government

News brief: Oath Keepers' trial, protests inside Russia, Iran's foreign minister

6:09am September 27, 2022

Some Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy. Moscow confronts protests over its call-up of military reservists. Iran's foreign minister responds to the suppression of peaceful protests.

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In the latest Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

6:09am September 27, 2022

The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers antigovernment group, Stewart Rhodes, and four others go on trial Tuesday on charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters during a reelection campaign rally. Ahead of the first round of voting on Oct. 2, Bolsonaro has baselessly claimed that voting machines will be rigged against him, an echo of former U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election.

Brazilians are about to vote. And they're dealing with familiar viral election lies

5:00am September 27, 2022

by Shannon Bond

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.

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Many fear Brazil will see its own 'Big Lie' about election fraud soon

6:09pm September 26, 2022

by Shannon Bond

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.

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Flooding, wind damage and power outages are among Tampa Mayor's hurricane concerns

6:09pm September 26, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor about how her city is preparing for Hurricane Ian.

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Plea agreements reached by 4 in NC Congress ballot probe

6:05pm September 26, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

Four people pleaded guilty on Monday to misdemeanors for their roles in absentee ballot fraud in rural North Carolina during the 2016 and 2018 elections.

El Salvador's president has taken over the government and installed martial law

5:39pm September 26, 2022

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has struck fear into the hearts of human rights activists in the country by installing martial law and imprisoning over 50,000 people.

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Italy is all set to have its first far-right government since World War II

5:14pm September 26, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

Italy is set to have its first far-right government since World War II, after a coalition of center-right parties won Sunday's elections.

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Forest acquisition in Stokes County among projects funded through state grants

3:35pm September 26, 2022

by Keri Brown

Several projects in the Piedmont and High Country are getting a boost with grants from the North Carolina

How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

12:37pm September 26, 2022

by Meg Anderson

Nationwide, community members are protesting the teaching of social-emotional learning – largely because conservatives have linked it with another flashpoint in public education: critical race theory.