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Politics & Government

News brief: Primary election are winding down, Imran Kahn, Russia car bomb

7:32am August 22, 2022

Have the primaries given hints about the upcoming midterms? Terrorism charges are filed against Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan. A car bomb near Moscow killed the daughter of a key Putin ally.

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As primaries wind down, there are some hints about what's in store for midterms

7:21am August 22, 2022

There are primary elections Tuesday in Florida and New York. A special congressional election in New York could be a fresh indicator of which way the fall midterm elections are headed.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has been granted a temporary stay of an order to appear before a grand jury in Georgia investigating whether former president Donald Trump and others illegally sought to overturn the election results.

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Graham gets a temporary reprieve from an order to testify before a grand jury

11:15am August 21, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

Prosecutors want Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify about his calls to Georgia's secretary of state in the weeks following the 2020 presidential election, which former president Donald Trump lost.

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Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment

9:33am August 21, 2022

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew, Gary Robertson

North Carolina's highest court opened the door Friday to nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018 because the lawmakers who put it on the ballot were elected from districts tainted by illegal racial bias.

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Top election officials in a Texas county quit after threats stemming from 2020

8:11am August 21, 2022

by Miles Parks

A Texas county has seen its top election officials quit after persistent threats following the 2020 elections. It's part of a larger, problematic trend across the U.S.

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Politics chat: Hot issues see developments this week

8:06am August 21, 2022

by Mara Liasson

This week promises to bring developments in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, abortion, guns and more.

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The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes capturing carbon emissions

8:06am August 21, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. We take a look at the viability of the law's provision concerning capturing carbon emissions.

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New Yorkers will vote in a second primary election this year thanks to redistricting

8:06am August 21, 2022

by Vaughn Golden

Thanks to redistricting, New York state will hold primary elections Tuesday for the second time this year, confusing some voters.

A voter leaves after casting her ballot in a special congressional election on Jan. 11 in Miramar, Fla.

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Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed

5:00am August 21, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.

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Independent sees enough unity between parties to back anti-Trump Republicans

5:12pm August 20, 2022

Following Liz Cheney's primary loss this week in Wyoming, NPR's Michel Martin asks independent Utah Senate candidate, Evan McMullin, what the path forward is for candidates who have criticized Trump.