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Biden-Xi phone call is expected to cover Taiwan, tariffs and other issues

6:10am July 28, 2022

President Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping are expected to talk on the phone soon. A strain in relations has intensified over reports that House Speaker Pelosi is planning a trip to Taiwan.

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DOJ ups the pressure on Trump as it looks into his actions to overturn the election

5:13am July 28, 2022

NPR's Asma Khalid talks to former federal prosecutor Brian Jacobs about reports the Justice Department is looking at former President Trump's actions as part of its Jan. 6 criminal probe.

Senate put $50 billion into chips semiconductor research

5:44pm July 27, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana about efforts to build more computer chips in the U.S.

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2 possible 2024 presidential candidates, Trump and Pence, gave speeches in Washington

5:09pm July 27, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Donald Trump and Mike Pence are both making early pitches to potentially lead their party in the 2024 election. Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and their split hang over their prospects.

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Maps of ballot drop box locations in four Georgia counties (Cobb, Fulton, Dekalb, Gwinnett) in 2020 and 2022. The number of drop boxes fell from 107 in 2020 to 25 in 2022.

A new Georgia voting law reduced ballot drop box access in places that used them most

5:09pm July 27, 2022

Georgia lawmakers changed voting laws after 2020, including eliminating drop boxes in certain counties, making it harder for many voters in cities and suburbs, often people of color, to access them.

China has warned of taking 'strong measures' should Nancy Pelosi travel to Taiwan

4:54pm July 27, 2022

by John Ruwitch

China is warning it will respond with "strong measures" if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan. China claims Taiwan as its territory.

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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Wednesday.

U.S. offers Russia a deal for the release of Brittney Griner

3:28pm July 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Wednesday.

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Biden uses first public outing since testing negative to tout his pandemic response

12:29pm July 27, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 and will discontinue his isolation, his doctor wrote Wednesday in a letter. He appeared in public remarks not long after the letter's release.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin speaks at a May press conference in Washington, D.C. Congressional Democrats are working to codify same-sex marriage and other rights that they fear are at risk following the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade.

Democrats' push to protect same-sex marriage is personal for Sen. Tammy Baldwin

11:05am July 27, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Baldwin, the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, is leading the charge to secure the 10 Republican votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority to pass a bill codifying marriage equality.

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Trump and Pence give separate speeches to try to appeal to their GOP bases

7:33am July 27, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings about former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who returned to the nation's capital to give dueling speeches.

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