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Politics & Government

A look back at attacks on voting rights in 2021 — and what could be next

4:44pm December 31, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wendy Weiser, who directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the threats to our elections in 2022 and 2024.

Asian American groups file a legal challenge to Texas' redistricting plans

4:41pm December 31, 2021

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

The Asian population in Fort Bend County is Texas' largest. When the Texas Legislature met to redraw congressional maps, many Asian Americans hoped it would reflect that. That didn't happen.

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Retired two-star U.S. General Paul Eaton co-authored a recent op-ed about the fear that a coup could succeed after the 2024 elections.

Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election

5:01am December 31, 2021

Retired Major General Paul Eaton says war-gaming and civics education could help assure that the military is better prepared for a contested election.

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After serving a year in the state House as Colorado's first lawmaker to use a wheelchair, Democratic Rep. David Ortiz uses the new House chamber lift to get to the podium and slam the gavel for the very first time.

Colorado's first lawmaker to use a wheelchair will finally get to wield the gavel

10:46am December 28, 2021

by Bente Birkeland

State Rep. David Ortiz was paralyzed from the waist down while serving in Afghanistan. To give him access to the House podium, legislative staff say they have built the first lift of its kind.

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Why elections in Libya have been delayed

5:07pm December 22, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

Libya's plans to hold national elections are in doubt as the country breaks down into regions controlled by local faction leaders — including the son of the former dictator.

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Deqa Dhalac, who fled Mogadishu 31 years ago, recently became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.

Politics & Government

Deqa Dhalac is the first Somali-American mayor in the United States

5:00am December 21, 2021

After fleeing Somalia some 30 years ago, Dhalac became this country's first Somali-American mayor earlier this month, elected in a city that's 90% white.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a news conference in Hong Kong on Monday.

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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong elections

3:18am December 20, 2021

by The Associated Press

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she was "satisfied" with the election despite the 30.2% voter turnout being the lowest since the British handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997.

Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., became an activist after her son Jordan was fatally shot in 2012.

Politics & Government

Their lives were changed by gun violence, and now they're running for office

11:43am December 14, 2021

by Juana Summers

One of the country's top gun control groups is now actively recruiting candidates who have experienced the effects of gun violence to run for local, state and national offices.

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Politics & Government

NYC granted noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. The idea isn't so new

5:05pm December 12, 2021

Following New York City's move to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with professor Hiroshi Motomura about the history of immigrant voting rights in the U.S.

Politics & Government

Democrats need a boost. Could they find it in rural America?

11:33am December 12, 2021

by Don Gonyea

Don Gonyea speaks with former Montana Governor Steve Bullock about the state of the Democratic party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

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