Elections

A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads "HANDS OFF OUR STATE COURTS!" during a December 2022 rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

How a major election theory case at the U.S. Supreme Court could get thrown out

5:47pm February 06, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

A major U.S. Supreme Court case from North Carolina about a once-fringe election theory may end up getting tossed out of the high court now that a state court in GOP hands is rehearing the case.

A young man fills out an application to cast his ballot at the Ann Arbor clerk's satellite office on the University of Michigan campus.

Politics & Government

Gen Z's political power: new data gives insight into America's youngest voters

11:15am February 06, 2023

by Elena Moore

Generation Z, which turned out in large numbers along with millennials last election, is still new to politics. A report exclusively obtained by NPR adds more context to the youngest voting bloc.

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Another classified doc search, a debt ceiling meeting and a new presidential campaign

5:07pm February 01, 2023

There's a lot going on in politics: another search for classified documents, an opening meeting on the debt ceiling and a new player in the Republican nomination race.

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Workers sort absentee ballots in Kenosha, Wis.

Are you an election worker who has received threats?

3:15pm February 01, 2023

by Chris Arnold

Republicans and Democrats alike who work to ensure free and fair elections have been facing increased threats and harassment. If you have been targeted, NPR wants to hear from you.

Nikki Haley is seen during an appearance on Hannity at Fox News Channel Studios on Jan. 20 in New York City.

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Republican Nikki Haley is set to announce a run for president

2:03pm February 01, 2023

by NPR Staff

The former South Carolina governor would be the first to challenge Donald Trump in the GOP primary.

Miami-Dade County elections workers begin counting Florida mail ballots on Nov. 8, 2022.

Politics & Government

Local election officials in Florida call for scrapping new ID rules for mail voting

5:07pm January 30, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

County election supervisors say the new restrictions will create significant election reporting delays and a slew of costs for local election offices, and could disenfranchise large numbers of voters.

Trump takes his 2024 campaign to S.C., where his support isn't what it once was

4:29pm January 27, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in South Carolina this Saturday, but he may not find the same level of support as before.

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Meta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram

7:32pm January 25, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The social media company is letting a two-year ban, imposed after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire.

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NPR and The New York Times have asked a Delaware judge to consider unsealing hundreds of documents in Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion dollar defamation lawsuit against Fox News.

NPR and New York Times ask judge to unseal documents in Fox defamation case

12:30pm January 25, 2023

by David Folkenflik

NPR and the New York Times are seeking to convince a Delaware court to unseal documents to see whether Fox News defamed Dominion Voting Systems over claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

The arguments around releasing report on efforts to overturn 2020 election in Georgia

6:48pm January 24, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

A Georgia judge holds a hearing to decide whether to make public a report from a special grand jury investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

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