Elections

A look at Wisconsin's current political identity before the first Republican debate

5:48pm August 21, 2023

Republicans are investing in Wisconsin. The state will host the first Republican debate and the GOP convention next year. But how much of a battleground state is it in 2024?

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The first debate of the 2024 Republican primary candidates is set for Wednesday. What questions do you have about the race?

The Republican primary race is in full swing. NPR wants your election questions

5:00am August 21, 2023

by Emily Olson

The first Republican presidential primary debate is this Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. Let us know what you want to know as the candidates take the stage.

The Tower of the City Hall is seen in downtown Milwaukee, Wis., in January 2020.

Politics & Government

Why are the Republican candidates meeting in Milwaukee? No, it's not for the beer

11:30am August 19, 2023

by Ron Elving

Milwaukee has often had visits from presidents of both parties who find it a convenient point of contact with voters proud to be part of either the middle class or the working class.

High stakes elections lie ahead in Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina

5:11pm August 18, 2023

Latin American democracies face tests this weekend with elections in Guatemala and Ecuador — and as a far-right candidate starts getting traction for a run for Argentina's presidency this fall.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the Des Moines International Airport after a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump lawyers ask to push back federal election subversion trial to April 2026

9:03pm August 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The suggested April 2026 date is a counterproposal to the Justice Department's recommendation last week that the trial should begin Jan. 2, 2024.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (left) has swatted aside Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election results in Georgia were stolen from him.

How Georgia's Republican governor broke with Trump — and thrived

4:53pm August 16, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

The complicated relationship has been on full display this week after Trump was indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., on July 29.

Politics & Government

Why the Trump indictments have not moved the needle with Republicans

6:57am August 16, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

The former president has insulated himself with his party, having sold its members over the past seven years on his baseless narrative of a deep-state conspiracy against him.

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Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is photographed in her office in Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2022.

Politics & Government

Fani Willis, the Atlanta DA who's charging Trump, is no stranger to high-stakes cases

1:37am August 15, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

"My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what's right," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pledged as she took office.

Former President Donald Trump is seen on Jan. 28 in Columbia, S.C.

Politics & Government

Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

11:37pm August 14, 2023

by Stephen Fowler

The charges in Fulton County implicate the former president as the head of a sweeping conspiracy to subvert his defeat. It's the fourth indictment in as many months for Trump.

A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama's congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., during a special session in July.

Politics & Government

Alabama lost a voting rights case at the Supreme Court. It's still trying to win

7:29am August 14, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

Alabama is under a federal court order to draw a new congressional map with two districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred candidate. But its GOP-led legislature refused.