Politics & Government

How President Trump's False Claims Can Affect Society

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Trump's false claims on Fox News about the near immunity of children to COVID-19 stirred Facebook and Twitter to pull video of him saying so. NPR talks about the president and misinformation.

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How North Florida Is Becoming More Democratic

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Asma Khalid

In Florida elections, Republicans usually dominate in the north by amassing votes around Duval County. It hasn't voted for a Democratic president since 1976. But the political winds might be shifting.

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Pedestrians pass signs near a polling site in San Antonio in February.

Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Ashley Lopez

The coronavirus pandemic has made some past polling locations, like grocery stores and nursing homes, less appealing this year. So state officials are searching elsewhere.

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Letitia James, New York's attorney general, pauses while speaking during a news conference on Aug. 6, 2020, where she announced a civil action seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association.

New York Attorney General Moves To Dissolve The NRA After Fraud Investigation

4:06pm August 06, 2020

by Tim Mak

New York's attorney general announced civil action to dissolve the National Rifle Association after an investigation found millions of dollars in alleged fraud by CEO Wayne LaPierre and others.

Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., (left) speaks before the start of a House Natural Resources Committee in June. Grijalva recently tested positive for the coronavirus.

As More Lawmakers Test Positive, Congress Gets A Tough Reminder Of Coronavirus Risk

1:48pm August 06, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Congress still doesn't have a widespread testing program for the coronavirus and was reminded of that risk when three members tested positive in one week.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, seen here during a July campaign event in Dunmore, Pa., told reporters that it would be up to the attorney general to decide whether to pursue criminal charges against President Trump once he leaves office.

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WATCH: Biden Says He Wouldn't Stand In The Way Of A Trump Prosecution

10:37am August 06, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he would not stand in the way of a future Justice Department pursuing criminal charges against President Trump after he leaves office.

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The Pandemic Is Changing How The National Conventions Will Be Held

7:28am August 06, 2020

by Tamara Keith

The Democratic and Republican National Conventions will still happen later this month, but as planning goes on it's become clear they will look nothing like they have in years past.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth Weighs In On Election, VP Prospect

5:38am August 06, 2020

NPR's Noel King interviews Sen. Tammy Duckworth about her vice presidential aspirations, voting by mail and what the world will look like in January.

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News Brief: Beirut Explosion, Trump On Twitter And Facebook, National Conventions

5:05am August 06, 2020

Investigations continue in the Beirut explosion. Twitter and Facebook go after Trump for sharing coronavirus misinformation. And, the pandemic is changing the National Conventions.

Facebook said the president's claims violated its coronavirus misinformation policy, in a rare departure from the social network's largely hands-off approach to politicians.

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Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

9:59pm August 05, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Both social networks said the president's false claims that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.