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A screenshot from a television ad promoting Chris Mathys, who ran for the GOP nomination in California's 22d Congressional district, was paid for by a Democratic political action committee.

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Democrats are bankrolling ads promoting fringe Republican candidates. Here's why

8:27am June 27, 2022

As the midterm primary season rolls along, voters may have noticed a strange phenomenon of political advertising: Democrats paying for ads supporting Republican candidates.

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Abortion rights activists rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court after the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday. A poll taken after the decision showed 56% disapprove of it.

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Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights

7:28am June 27, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law.

Darren Bailey, Illinois state Senator and Republican candidate for governor, speaks alongside former President Donald Trump on Saturday, June 25, 2022, during a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, Ill. Trump has endorsed Bailey in the race.

Some of the country's richest people try to influence the Illinois race for governor

5:07am June 27, 2022

by Dave McKinney

Democrat and billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker is not only funding his own campaign but also running ads for GOP frontrunner Darren Bailey. Billionaire Ken Griffin is funding Republican Richard Irvin.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks as hundreds protesters gathered on June 24 in Union Square in New York City, N.Y., to protest against the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

In N.Y.'s primary, 2 Democrats and 4 Republicans are running to oust Gov. Hochul

5:00am June 27, 2022

by Jon Campbell

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a full term after succeeding Andrew Cuomo who resigned last year. If elected in November, she would be the first woman chosen by voters as New York's governor.

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For years Sen. Klobuchar has been pushing to close the 'boyfriend loophole'

3:02am June 27, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar about the bipartisan gun safety bill passed by the Senate.

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Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion.

6 political questions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

8:52pm June 26, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

There are lots of questions about what happens now after the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Here are six that have political implications.

Where will conservatives focus their political energy now Roe has been overturned?

5:02pm June 26, 2022

The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was the culmination of years of work by social conservatives. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with columnist Mona Charen about what's next for their movement.

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., told a crowd at a Save America Rally with former President Donald Trump that the end of Roe v. Wade was "a historic victory for white life." Her campaign told NPR she meant to say "a victory for Right to Life."

A GOP congresswoman said the end of Roe is a 'historic victory for white life'

4:17pm June 26, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

In the moment, Rep. Mary Miller then led the crowd in applause. A campaign spokesperson for Miller told NPR she meant to say "victory for Right to Life."

President Biden appears with other G7 leaders on Sunday, as a summit at Elmau Castle in the German Alps gets underway. Biden announced a $200 billion U.S. investment as part of a global infrastructure project by major democracies to counter China's invest

Biden announced a $600 billion global infrastructure program to counter China's clout

1:42pm June 26, 2022

by Tamara Keith

A decade after China's global infrastructure program started, the U.S., G7 countries and private capital will invest in clean energy, technology and other projects in developing countries.

Politics chat: Biden and G7 discuss Ukraine; abortion rights and gun control bills

8:04am June 26, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Domestic issues like abortion and guns have followed President Biden abroad, where he's meeting with G7 and NATO leaders.