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Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips listens to supporters during a campaign rally on Jan. 22 in Manchester, N.H.

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Rep. Dean Phillips ends a longshot bid to defeat Biden in the Democratic primary

1:56pm March 06, 2024

by Jeongyoon Han

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., who ran a longshot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Biden and against the national party's wishes, is suspending his campaign.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks during a press availability on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington.

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Mitch McConnell endorses former President Trump as GOP presidential nominee

1:30pm March 06, 2024

The Senate Republican leader has consistently clashed with Trump, most forcefully after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

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How Biden's campaign strategy has changed from four years ago

1:23pm March 06, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos has interviewed Biden on and off since '14 and says the president has become "more solemn." Osnos talks about Biden's handling of the war in Gaza and doubts about his age.

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With Haley set to drop out, Trump becomes the presumptive Republican nominee

11:58am March 06, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, once a challenger to Trump, on the future of Trump's campaign and the Republican party.

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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore's win marks big change in state's congressional delegation

11:48am March 06, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is one of three Republicans expected to flip U.S. House seats after new district maps were drawn for the 2024 elections. Moore won the 14th District's Republican nomination Tuesday.

Nikki Haley announces the suspension of her campaign

11:32am March 06, 2024

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, has officially suspended her presidential bid.

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference on Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.

Nikki Haley suspends her presidential campaign, but doesn't endorse Trump

11:31am March 06, 2024

The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador was the last major candidate to challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.

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The New York Times report on Dec. 31, 2023, about the deadly Hamas attacks caused a rift in the newsroom. For example, a relative of the late Gal Abdush, whose family is shown above in a large front-page photograph, later voiced doubts, helping to fuel skepticism around the report.

Newsroom at 'New York Times' fractures over story on Hamas attacks

11:12am March 06, 2024

by David Folkenflik

The newsroom union at The New York Times accuses the paper of targeting staffers of Middle Eastern descent during an inquiry into leaks about internal debates over a story on the Hamas attacks.

Results from a new Alabama congressional district mandated by redistricting

11:09am March 06, 2024

Voters in Alabama headed to the polls Tuesday to take part in the first election since federal courts ruled the state's map violated the Voting Rights Act.

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With Trump as presumptive nominee, Biden's reelection campaign has parallels to 2012

11:06am March 06, 2024

by Michel Martin

Michel Martin asks 2012 Obama campaign manager Jim Messina about the Democratic Party's 2024 approach and parallels with Mitt Romney's challenge to former President Barack Obama's reelection bid.

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