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Two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, were "pardoned" Monday at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Shown here, they're at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Monday.

Politics & Government

The president once again pardons turkeys who did nothing wrong, but why?

5:03pm November 20, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

It's a tradition that ironically features an American president sanctioning an event sponsored by a lobbying group, which advocates the opposite of what actually takes place at said event.

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.

Politics & Government

As Biden celebrates his birthday, candles on the cake are adding to a problem

9:37am November 19, 2023

by Ron Elving

A birthday and a spate of bad polls highlight the one weakness Biden cannot really address. He was 78 when he took office. He'd be 86 leaving a second term.

From left to right: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Republican candidates continue to be pressed on abortion rights on the campaign trail.

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on abortion

10:38am November 16, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans have struggled with messaging on the issue. GOP presidential hopefuls are trying to strike a balance on the campaign trail.

Anderson Clayton, 25, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, is the youngest state party chair in the country. She wants to help Democrats reach rural and young voters.

Politics & Government

A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024

5:10am September 06, 2023

Anderson Clayton is the youngest — and only Gen Z — state party chair in the country. She wants to help President Biden win over young and rural voters in her state next November.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Politics & Government

Trump still leads the pack in Iowa. But other Republicans are hoping for an opening

2:19pm July 28, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Former President Donald Trump maintains a double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in local polls, but Iowa party leaders say Trump has left an opening for his rivals to gain some ground.

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People walk on the Stanford University campus beneath Hoover Tower in Stanford, Calif., on March 14, 2019. The president of Stanford University Marc Tessier-Lavigne said Wednesday, July 19, 2023, he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in other papers authored by his lab.

Education

Stanford president resigns after fallout from falsified data in his research

8:17pm July 19, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The board of trustees found that Marc Tessier-Lavigne did not directly have a hand in falsifying data, but that he did not properly oversee members of his lab who did.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks as he kicks off his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday in Fargo, N.D.

Politics & Government

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces presidential bid

3:37pm June 07, 2023

by Elena Moore

The two-term Republican governor has made news over the past year for championing far-right conservative policies aimed at curbing abortion access and transgender rights.

A small group of protesters gathers outside of a Manhattan courthouse after news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in New York City, with one pictured carrying a sign that says "arrest Trump." While the nature of the indictment is unprecedented, Trump isn't the first president — current or former — to face arrest.

Politics & Government

A president has faced arrest before Trump — for carriage speeding, 150 years ago

11:13am March 31, 2023

The nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, but the first time a president faced arrest was over 100 years ago.

An electoral worker installs an electronic voting machine at a polling station in preparation for the presidential run-off election, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.

World News

Brazilian voters go to polls to choose between Bolsonaro and Lula in run off

7:12am October 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Brazilians began voting on Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits conservative President Jair Bolsonaro against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Education

Salem College doubles enrollment

2:52pm September 02, 2022

by David Ford

This year's incoming class at Salem College in Winston-Salem has more than doubled. The school is one of the nation's oldest continually operating educational institutions for women and girls.

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