Week in politics: Inflation brings political pain; FBI releases Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Democratic candidates pick up momentum as the elections near. The additional revelations surrounding the search of Mar-a-Lago could help them.
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Takeaways from the affidavit in Trump Mar-a-Lago search
The affidavit for the Mar-a-Lago search earlier this month details what authorities found among earlier batches of documents that former President Donald Trump took with him when he left office.
New Texas trigger law makes abortion a felony
Scott Simon talks with Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin about the legal landscape of abortion access in the state.
Stocks tumble after Fed announces plan to keep interest rates up
The chairman of the Federal Reserve surprised the stock market when he said the central bank would continue raising interest rates. The remarks also mean more pain for home buyers and other borrowers.
20 were charged for voter fraud in Florida. Advocates say a broken system is to blame
Many of the individuals charged by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new election crimes unit said they had no idea that with their felony convictions, they were unable to vote when they cast 2020 ballots.
Children's hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment
The harassment campaigns are organized online, raising questions about what role social media platforms should play in preventing abuse.
Over 180 classified docs removed by National Archives from Mar-a-Lago, affidavit says
The affidavit, which contains many redactions, details the "probable cause" investigators laid out to obtain the warrant for former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.
Student loan forgiveness is politically popular. But not all Democrats are on board
President Biden made a promise during his campaign to forgive student loan debt. Months before the midterm elections, he made the call, but how much will it benefit him and Democrats politically?
The redacted affidavit used to justify the Mar-a-Lago search has been released
The affidavit the FBI used in to get a warrant to search former president Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago is now public. A redacted version of the document was released by a federal court in Florida.
What we're learning from the redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to discuss findings from the Justice Department's release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit.