Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Congress has the power to grant Trump amnesty so he is eligible for primary ballots

5:07am January 08, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Indiana University's Gerard Magliocca about the role of Congress in deciding whether former President Trump appears on ballots in Colorado and Maine.

GOP presidential candidates have 1 week left to change voters' minds in Iowa

5:07am January 08, 2024

Republican hopefuls are making closing arguments to voters ahead of next Monday's first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest: the Iowa caucuses.

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Politics chat: 2024 campaigning season begins with speeches from Trump and Biden

8:10am January 07, 2024

We look at the official start of the 2024 presidential campaigning season, with President Biden and former President Donald Trump giving fiery speeches that seem to set the tone for the contest.

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The Capitol after Jan. 6

5:51pm January 06, 2024

The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has left a lasting impact on everything from relationships between members of Congress to the political focus of lawmakers.

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Supreme Court will rule on Trump's eligibility for state ballot

5:51pm January 06, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the Colorado State Supreme Court's decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot.

President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7, 2023.

House speaker invites Biden to deliver State of the Union on March 7

10:14am January 06, 2024

by Avie Schneider

House Speaker Mike Johnson invited the president to address a joint session of Congress on March 7. Johnson said the country faces a "moment of great challenge."

How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary

8:47am January 06, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Education isn't a top voting issue. So, what's behind Republican politicians' focus on K-12? (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2023.)

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Week in politics: Biden and January 6, Senators negotiating border legislation

8:07am January 06, 2024

President Biden points to January 6, 2021, as a reminder of what's at stake in the 2024 presidential election.

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Will Charlamagne Tha God's views on Biden impact other voters?

8:07am January 06, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks Politico's Brakkton Booker if the souring relationship between radio host Charlamage tha God and the Biden administration is indicative of Black support for Biden's reelection.

A participant in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Peace Walk in Washington, D.C., holds a sign that says "PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS" in 2022.

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3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024

5:00am January 06, 2024

by Hansi Lo Wang

Republican state officials are advancing new legal arguments in the courts that threaten to erode the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process.