Elections

There's a fraud problem with signature-gathering for elections

5:05pm April 03, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Signature-gathering for elections can be fraught. This was highlighted last year, when several Michigan Republicans were blocked from the governor's ballot due to thousands of invalid signatures.

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Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at a municipal building in Kenosha, Wis., on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. The April 4 election will determine majority control of the state Supreme Court.

Voters swipe right for Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election

10:35am April 03, 2023

by Lina Tran

In an off-year, offseason election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

Judge Janet Protasiewicz points at former Justice Dan Kelly during a debate Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the State Bar Center in Madison, Wis.

In a supreme court race like no other, Wisconsin's political future is up for grabs

7:42pm April 02, 2023

by Shawn Johnson

So much in Wisconsin could depend on a single seat on the state Supreme Court. Tuesday's winner will determine the court's sway and could change the state's abortion rights and redistricting.

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Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg, who lost her transgender son to suicide in 2022, is consoled by former state legislator Patti Minter, left, and Rep. Tina Bojanowski after SB 150 passed the Senate on Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky.

Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

5:01am April 01, 2023

by Divya Karthikeyan

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

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Jimmy Carter's relationship with the Allman Brothers Band helped him become president

6:06pm March 29, 2023

Former President Jimmy Carter had a relationship with the Allman Brothers Band, and that relationship played a role in helping get him elected.

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Attorneys for Fox argued on Tuesday that chairman Rupert Murdoch should not have to travel to Delaware to testify in a $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. The judge noted that Murdoch was planning to travel between four cities with his wife-to-be.

Politics & Government

Judge to Fox News: Don't make me 'look like an idiot' over Rupert Murdoch testifying

12:09pm March 29, 2023

by Karl Baker

The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.

Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 19, 2022.

Politics & Government

Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

9:53am March 29, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

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Former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport on Saturday in Waco, Texas.

Don't call them 'witch hunts.' Most Americans say investigations into Trump are fair

12:11pm March 27, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans do not want former President Donald Trump to hold that office again, as his campaign for 2024 is in full swing.

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A selection of the 1000 people who have been charged for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

5:00am March 25, 2023

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

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President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks.

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

11:07am March 23, 2023

by Asma Khalid

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

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