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Alie Utley and Joe Moyer react to their county voting against the proposed constitutional amendment during the Kansas for Constitutional Freedom primary election watch party in Overland Park, Kan., on Tuesday.

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How the 2022 midterms strategy could change after the Kansas abortion vote

5:20pm August 04, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Republican and Democratic strategists are recalibrating how much of an issue abortion rights will play in the midterm elections after a decisive vote by Kansans in favor of abortion rights.

A mural of Rep. John Lewis on a street named after him Feb. 11, in Nashville, Tenn. The late Lewis was part of a movement that marched downtown from the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville to take part in lunch counter sit-ins. That same ne

Today in Nashville, 9 Republicans run for a seat redistricted out of Democrats' reach

5:12pm August 04, 2022

by Blaise Gainey

GOP lawmakers in Tennessee have redrawn Nashville from one Democratic congressional district into three GOP-leaning districts. Democrats will have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting elected.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has a plum speaking role at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, despite a speech last week widely decried as racist. One of his top aides resigned in protest.

Why conservatives invited Hungary's autocratic leader to headline Dallas event

5:11pm August 04, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has suppressed civil liberties and intimidated media and corporate critics, will address the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

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Former Puerto Rico governor arrested on bribery charges

4:53pm August 04, 2022

by Adrian Florido

The FBI arrested the former governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vazquez, Thursday on federal bribery charges. It's related to the financing of her 2020 campaign.

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New Zealand MP talks about the movement to change the country's name

4:34pm August 04, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of The Maori Party in the New Zealand parliament, about a push to change the country's name to Aotearoa, a Maori name.

A video showing Alex Jones is shown as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on July 12.

The Jan. 6 committee is asking for data from Alex Jones' phone, a lawyer says

2:03pm August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said the House committee has requested records from Jones' phone.

Federal judge Dabney Friedrich castigated Capitol riot defendant Brandon Straka for making, in her view, "questionable" comments about his case in public since his sentencing.

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A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments

2:03pm August 04, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Brandon Straka pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for egging on rioters during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The judge in the case said he has since made "questionable" comments about his plea.

Democrats may make some progress toward lowering high drug prices

6:47am August 04, 2022

The cost of prescription drugs have been a political issue for years. If Congress passes the Reduce Inflation Act, a provision would allow Medicare, for the first time, to negotiate drug prices.

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Encore: States aim to regulate weed alternatives like delta-8

6:12am August 04, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Delta-8, a hemp product designed to get users high, is sometimes made with other chemicals that have made people sick. States want it regulated. (Aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 7/30/22.)

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News brief: Blinken attends ASEAN meeting, Viktor Orbán, curtailing drug prices

6:12am August 04, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken is attending a meeting of southeast Asian nations. Hungary's leader will speak at the CPAC event in Dallas. Democrats may make gains against high prescription drug prices.

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