Politics & Government

A migrant family is apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents and National Guard troops in Eagle Pass, Texas, near the border with Mexico on June 30, 2022.

A majority of Americans see an 'invasion' at the southern border, NPR poll finds

5:04am August 18, 2022

by Joel Rose

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that half of Americans say there's an "invasion" at the southern border. And that false and misleading claims about migrants are taking hold, particularly with Republicans.

How inflation may influence voters in a Florida swing district

5:04am August 18, 2022

Voters in an important swing district in Florida are grappling with soaring costs for housing and food. What could these frustrations mean for November midterm elections?

Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban

5:15pm August 17, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America

Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, eroding protections in one of the South's few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom.

Chinese ambassador says U.S. is provoking China with congressional visits to Taiwan

5:10pm August 17, 2022

China's ambassador to Washington says the U.S. is provoking China on the Taiwan question with congressional visits. The U.S. military says it's worried about Chinese military exercises around Taiwan.

What's next for Liz Cheney

4:34pm August 17, 2022

A key primary re-affirmed Trump's hold on the Republican party. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney lost her race in a landslide, defeated by a Trump-endorsed political newcomer: attorney Harriet Hageman.

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A line of petrochemical facilities in St. Charles Parish, La., in 2018. Many people who live near industrial sites, and who are exposed to dangerous pollution, fear that the Inflation Reduction Act will deepen existing environmental inequalities.

The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out

4:21pm August 17, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.

Group pushes for High Point University to reconsider new law school dean

4:05pm August 17, 2022

by Keri Brown

Republican House candidate Harriet Hageman speaks to supporters on Tuesday in Cheyenne, Wyo., after defeating Rep. Liz Cheney in the Republican primary.

Politics & Government

Who is Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat Liz Cheney in the Wyoming House race?

3:57pm August 17, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Hageman after Cheney broke with fellow Republicans to impeach Trump and criticize his handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, flashes a thumbs up to a passing motorist while waving signs Tuesday in Anchorage.

Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger advance in Alaska Senate race

3:30pm August 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, and Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, left, in Tampa, Fla., after DeSantis suspended Warren. Warren vowed to fight his suspension over his promise not to enforce the state's 15-week abortion ban and suppor

Suspended Florida prosecutor sues Gov. Ron DeSantis to get his job back

1:23pm August 17, 2022

by Greg Allen

Gov. DeSantis removed State Attorney Andrew Warren from office because Warren pledged not to prosecute people for violating abortion restrictions. Warren said he was ousted for political reasons.