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Week in politics: Liz Cheney loses primary; Trump distracts from Republican races

8:03am August 20, 2022

by Ron Elving

It's been another extraordinary week in politics - from Rep. Liz Cheney's big primary loss to continuing legal issues for former President Donald Trump and those close to him.

The IRS will look into options to create a free tax filing system

8:03am August 20, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with ProPublica's Justin Elliott about a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act requiring the IRS to study free tax filing options for taxpayers.

"I Voted" stickers are seen on March 1 in Austin, Texas.

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A Texas county's election administrators all resigned, leaving the state to step in

8:33pm August 19, 2022

In conservative Gillespie County, the elections administrator and her two deputies have resigned, with at least one citing threats fueled by misinformation.

Jill Mallen gets her groceries at a food pantry because of soaring inflation. She says she's a "confused" voter — a registered Democrat who feels Republicans did a better job of managing the economy.

How inflation is influencing politics in a bellwether Florida county

12:00pm August 19, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.

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Cheney vows to thwart a 2nd Trump presidency. How strong is Trump's grip on the GOP?

7:57am August 19, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, conservative columnist and editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about Rep. Liz Cheney's future in the Republican party following her primary loss in Wyoming.

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Federal judge creates a path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search

7:21am August 19, 2022

A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.

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News brief: Mar-a-Lago search affidavit, U.N. chief in Ukraine, Tijuana violence

6:26am August 19, 2022

Judge creates a path for releasing a redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search. The U.N. secretary general is in Ukraine. Drug cartel violence surges in Mexico, including the border city of Tijuana.

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Facing a monkeypox vaccines shortage, the U.S. is pursuing a new dosing strategy

5:59pm August 18, 2022

The U.S. is facing a shortage of the monkeypox vaccine as the outbreak grows rapidly. The White House is pursuing a controversial strategy where each person only gets a fraction of the full dose.

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Some see Iran's assassination plots as yet another reason not to revive nuclear deal

5:38pm August 18, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

Feeling vindicated by recent evidence of an Iranian plot to kill former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, opponents to reviving the nuclear deal with Iran are pressing their case.

The Biden administration aims to make nature a measurable part of the U.S. economy

5:38pm August 18, 2022

by Nathan Rott

Environmental damage is a threat to the global economy but it's hardly counted in economic figures like the GDP. The Biden administration is unveiling an effort to give a more holistic accounting.

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