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Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District race, prepares to testify on Thursday, the fourth day of the State Board of Elections hearing.

New Election Called In North Carolina House Race

10:15pm February 21, 2019

by Miles Parks

The State Board of Elections unanimously voted to hold a new election in the 9th Congressional District after four days of testimony uncovered evidence that last fall's election was tainted.

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Politics & Government

North Carolina State Board Of Elections Finishes Day 3 Of Public Hearing

6:15pm February 20, 2019

by Miles Parks

North Carolina's state board of elections is trying to get to the bottom of what happened in the state's 9th Congressional district last year. The outcome of that race still hasn't been called.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who became an ideological leader in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton, faces a far more crowded and liberal field this time.

Politics & Government

Bernie Sanders Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign, No Longer An Underdog

3:20pm February 19, 2019

The Vermont independent became an ideological leader in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton. He faces a far more crowded and liberal field this time.

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Politics & Government

Carolina Curious: Why Not Draw Voting Districts With County Lines?

7:38am February 19, 2019

by Sean Bueter

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President Trump speaks Friday in the Rose Garden at the White House, where he declared a national emergency. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans don't think there is an emergency.

Politics & Government

Poll: 6-In-10 Disapprove Of Trump's Declaration Of A National Emergency

5:14am February 19, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the majority of Americans oppose the president's national emergency declaration, don't believe there is an emergency and believe Trump's misusing his power.

Politics & Government

Officials Describe 'Coordinated, Unlawful' Scheme In Disputed N.C. Election

4:32pm February 18, 2019

by Miles Parks

A key witness described how a political operative hired by the Republican candidate flouted the state's election laws as part of an absentee ballot operation.

Politics & Government

Elections Board Readies For Showdown Between 9th District Candidates

2:54pm February 15, 2019

by Sean Bueter

On Monday, the State Board of Elections will begin a hearing on what to do with North Carolina's embattled 9th Congressional District.

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With a large field of candidates expected, the Democratic National Committee is laying out how it will accommodate candidates for presidential debates.

Politics & Government

Initial Democratic Primary Debates Will Accommodate Up To 20 Candidates

4:31pm February 14, 2019

by Asma Khalid

The DNC plans to host 12 sanctioned debates during the 2020 primary cycle. The first one will be in June on back-to-back weekday nights. The format changes follow criticism from the 2016 campaign.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom walks up up the center aisle of the Assembly chambers to deliver his first of the State of the State Tuesday in Sacramento, Calif.

'No More Xenophobia': Calif. Governor Criticizes Trump On Immigration

10:30pm February 12, 2019

by Ben Adler

In his first State of the State speech Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time in criticizing what he called President Trump's "fear-mongering" over the "so-called 'border emergency.'"

Sanjay Sathe, 44, grows onions on about an acre of land on a roadside in India's Maharashtra state. His family farm prospered under his grandfather and father, but now he has to raise goats because the price of onions keeps falling.

World News

'I Rue The Day We Ever Became Farmers': In Rural India, A Struggle To Survive

1:37pm February 12, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

"The farmer dies feeding this country, but no one fights for the farmer," says a woman whose son, a farmer, died by suicide. He was $40,000 in debt. Her husband died of a heart attack days later.

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