Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Biden and Trump are about to debate one another for the first time in 4 years

1:55pm June 24, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former presidential speechwriters Mary Kate Cary and Paul Orzulak about Thursday's debate between President Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump.

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Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know

1:51pm June 24, 2024

by Elena Moore

President Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday night in Atlanta. Find out how to watch and what to watch for.

As millions struggle with home prices, housing becomes a top issue for voters

12:00pm June 24, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

Across the country, including in swing states, people have been priced out of buying homes. Record numbers are finding rent unaffordable. Biden and Trump have very different ideas for how to fix it.

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North Carolina lawmakers appeal judge's decision blocking abortion-pill restrictions

8:07am June 24, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are appealing portions of a federal judge's order this month that blocked several state laws that restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.

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Politics chat: Trump and Biden's policy agendas will take center stage at the debate

3:30pm June 23, 2024

Pres. Biden and former president Trump will debate Thursday. They have sharply different policy agendas.

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How Biden is getting ready for his high-stakes debate with former President Trump

9:19am June 23, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is getting ready for his high-stakes debate, which comes on the heels of two international trips and a trial for his son. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on June 20.)

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Supermajority podcast explores life after the Covenant School mass shooting

9:30pm June 22, 2024

Supermajority is a new series from NPR's Embedded. It follows three mothers of students who survived the 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville, T ...

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Equality PAC raises millions to boost LGBTQ representation in Congress

7:00pm June 22, 2024

by Barbara Sprunt

We look at the Equality Caucus in the US Congress, which aims to increase representation in elected offices and pass laws protecting the LGBTQ community. (Story first aired on ATC on June 21.)

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(Cleveland, OH, 07/21/16) Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, left, and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence celebrate after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio o

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Will Trump give the familiar VP storyline a new makeover in Milwaukee?

7:01am June 22, 2024

by Ron Elving

Our system has long ago absorbed the lesson that vice presidents are chosen largely for effect, despite all the rhetoric about someone being the “most qualified person” to be “a heartbeat away.”

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In writing the country’s most sweeping AI law, Colorado focused on fairness, preventing bias

5:01am June 22, 2024

by Bente Birkeland

Other states are watching as the law is refined before taking effect in 2026 but it’s getting praise for at least being a first step in regulating AI