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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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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Trump paints a grim picture and Pence tries to look ahead in dueling D.C. speeches

8:50pm July 26, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

In his return to Washington, Trump rambles about violent crime and the election he lost while his former vice president tries to present a competing vision of the future of the Republican Party.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, speaks during an abortion rights rally in June at the Indiana Statehouse.

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Indiana doctor says she has been harassed for giving an abortion to a 10-year-old

8:29pm July 26, 2022

The harassment began soon after her young patient became flashpoint in the national debate over abortion, Dr. Caitlin Bernard told NPR. "It's honestly been very hard for me, for my family," she said.

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Kansas and Indiana are figuring out abortion access will look like post-Dobbs

5:49pm July 26, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Post-Dobbs decision, two big political battles play out in Indiana, where a special legislative session debates an abortion ban, and Kansas, where voters will decide via referendum next month.

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Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks to members of the media after a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing last month.

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House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation

5:44pm July 26, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Capitol on Aug. 30, 2021.

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Democrats again meddle in a GOP primary, this time in Michigan

5:37pm July 26, 2022

by Benjamin Swasey

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, who's seeking to oust Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer. Meijer voted for Trump's impeachment.

Ads from Democratic groups boost the Republican candidates that may be easier to beat

5:35pm July 26, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Democratic groups are running ads designed to boost more extreme or more pro-Trump candidates in hopes of getting a Republican nominee who — in theory — would be easier to beat in the primaries.

Shireen Abu Akleh's niece on her family's meeting with Blinken to push for U.S. probe

5:26pm July 26, 2022

The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abu Akleh's niece, Lina.

As midterms loom, the White House is trying to tamp down fears about a recession

5:26pm July 26, 2022

by Asma Khalid

America is experiencing inflation levels it hasn't seen in decades. Now, there's talk of a possible Recession. And the Biden White House is trying to preemptively fight back against those fears.

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GOP redraws Nashville from 1 Democratic district into 3 Republican-leaning districts

4:57pm July 26, 2022

by Blaise Gainey

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

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