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News brief: GOP abortion strategy, Nebraska primary, Sri Lanka protests

5:57am May 10, 2022

Republicans jockey for options to restrict abortions nationwide. Nebraska voters will decide who will be their GOP candidate for governor. The prime minister of Sri Lanka resigns after protests.

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Republicans aim to paint all Democrats as radicals when it comes to abortion

5:12am May 10, 2022

Republicans want to make the conversation about abortion a challenge for Democrats by accusing them of having extreme positions — even though the public largely supports keeping Roe v. Wade in place.

Former President Donald Trump listens as Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster speaks during a rally on May 1 in Greenwood, Neb.

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Here are the key primary election results from Nebraska

5:00am May 10, 2022

In Nebraska, the governor's race has top billing, as polls show a close Republican contest between Charles Herbster, Brett Lindstrom and Jim Pillen.

Rep. Alex Mooney, a Republican candidate for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, attends a Trump rally in Greensburg, Pa., on Friday.

Politics & Government

Here are the key primary election results from West Virginia

5:00am May 10, 2022

The state's top race to watch is in the 2nd Congressional District, where redistricting has placed two Republican incumbents in a primary battle.

Abortion rights protesters hold a demonstration outside of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington.

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White House: Serious risk of nationwide abortion ban after McConnell floats the idea

7:20pm May 09, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Senate passed by unanimous consent legislation that would provide round the clock security to Supreme Court justices' families after protests outside some members of the court's homes.

2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus'

5:30pm May 09, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism.

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People carry portraits of their relatives, including World War II soldiers, as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march on Red Square on Monday in Moscow. The event is part of Russia's Victory Day, celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi German

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 9)

4:58pm May 09, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is poised to win the Philippine presidency by a landslide

4:41pm May 09, 2022

by Julie McCarthy

Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the son of the Philippine strongman ousted in the 1980s, has been elected in a landslide to become the Southeast Asian country's next president.

2 Republican incumbents face off in West Virginia's primary on Tuesday

4:41pm May 09, 2022

by Dave Mistich

West Virginia lost a congressional seat after the 2020 census. That's set up a GOP primary between two members of Congress, one of whom who's got Trump's endorsement.

An election worker places a voting receipt inside a box at a polling center Monday in Quezon City, Philippines.

Dictator's son far ahead in Philippine presidential vote

2:51pm May 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

With 80% of the votes tabulated, Marcos Jr. had 25.9 million, far ahead of his closest challenger, current Vice President Leni Robredo, who had 12.3 million.