Politics & Government

Politics & Government

GOP presidential candidates will debate in Milwaukee but Trump won't be there

5:04am August 21, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings about Donald Trump's decision to skip the first major GOP debate of the 2024 race, and how other hopefuls may challenge the front-runner.

The first debate of the 2024 Republican primary candidates is set for Wednesday. What questions do you have about the race?

The Republican primary race is in full swing. NPR wants your election questions

5:00am August 21, 2023

by Emily Olson

The first Republican presidential primary debate is this Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. Let us know what you want to know as the candidates take the stage.

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Republican presidential candidates avoid speaking on Trump at a party conference

8:05am August 20, 2023

Several GOP presidential candidates spoke at a conference in Georgia this week, but they largely avoided speaking about former President Donald Trump's indictment in that state a few days ago.

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The Tower of the City Hall is seen in downtown Milwaukee, Wis., in January 2020.

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Why are the Republican candidates meeting in Milwaukee? No, it's not for the beer

11:30am August 19, 2023

by Ron Elving

Milwaukee has often had visits from presidents of both parties who find it a convenient point of contact with voters proud to be part of either the middle class or the working class.

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Week in politics: New indictments for Trump; Biden hosts Japan and South Korea

8:09am August 19, 2023

We look at the indictments handed down this week for former president Donald Trump and 18 of his associates, and what President Biden hopes to achieve in hosting Japan and South Korea at Camp David.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, meet on Fri, Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David.

How Biden used Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea

6:20pm August 18, 2023

by Asma Khalid

For 80 years, presidents have brought foreign leaders to the rustic mountain retreat known as Camp David. President Biden worked to tap into that history for talks with Japan and South Korea.

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Biden and leaders from South Korea, Japan make security agreements at Camp David

5:26pm August 18, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden met with leaders from South Korea and Japan at Camp David, forging a series of security agreements with the leaders who themselves have overcome some longstanding differences.

A sheriff's deputy stands guard near the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Monday. Authorities in Georgia said Thursday they're investigating threats targeting members of the grand jury that indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies.

Threats, slurs and menace: Far-right websites target Fulton County grand jurors

5:26pm August 18, 2023

Some far-right websites are circulating addresses supposedly of grand jurors involved in the Fulton County indictment of former President Donald Trump. Their calls for violence are causing alarm.

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High stakes elections lie ahead in Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina

5:11pm August 18, 2023

Latin American democracies face tests this weekend with elections in Guatemala and Ecuador — and as a far-right candidate starts getting traction for a run for Argentina's presidency this fall.

Life in Afghanistan two years after the Taliban's takeover

4:55pm August 18, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Fazelminallah Qazizai, a journalist and NPR's producer in Afghanistan, about life in the country two years after the Taliban took over.

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