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Top election officials in a Texas county quit after threats stemming from 2020

8:11am August 21, 2022

by Miles Parks

A Texas county has seen its top election officials quit after persistent threats following the 2020 elections. It's part of a larger, problematic trend across the U.S.

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Politics chat: Hot issues see developments this week

8:06am August 21, 2022

by Mara Liasson

This week promises to bring developments in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, abortion, guns and more.

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The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes capturing carbon emissions

8:06am August 21, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. We take a look at the viability of the law's provision concerning capturing carbon emissions.

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New Yorkers will vote in a second primary election this year thanks to redistricting

8:06am August 21, 2022

by Vaughn Golden

Thanks to redistricting, New York state will hold primary elections Tuesday for the second time this year, confusing some voters.

A voter leaves after casting her ballot in a special congressional election on Jan. 11 in Miramar, Fla.

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Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed

5:00am August 21, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.

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Independent sees enough unity between parties to back anti-Trump Republicans

5:12pm August 20, 2022

Following Liz Cheney's primary loss this week in Wyoming, NPR's Michel Martin asks independent Utah Senate candidate, Evan McMullin, what the path forward is for candidates who have criticized Trump.

Rep. Liz Cheney gives a concession speech to supporters after losing her bid for reelection to a primary challenger endorsed by former President Trump.

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The 3 prongs of Liz Cheney's campaign against Trump — will they work?

10:58am August 20, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Trump touted that the soon-to-be-former Wyoming congresswoman will be heading into "political oblivion." But that's hardly true. Her focus is on making sure Trump will never be president again.

Then-Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 9, 2019. A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Justice Department under Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal mem

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The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules

10:40am August 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Justice Department improperly withheld parts of an internal memo Attorney General William Barr cited in announcing that President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice, an appeals panel said.

Riley June Williams, accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has been granted permission to attend the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

The woman accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop gets to attend Renaissance Faire

9:53am August 20, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Riley Williams is typically only allowed to leave home for work, court proceedings or approved outings. This weekend, that may include jousting and a make-believe renaissance wedding.

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Attorney General Garland is 18 months into his promise to return the DOJ to normal

8:54am August 20, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Nearly 18 months into his tenure at DOJ, Attorney General Merrick Garland faces consequential decisions about the Jan. 6 attack and former President Donald Trump.