Politics & Government

Politics & Government

A lesser-known aspect of Trump rallies: they all begin with prayer

8:11pm August 11, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic magazine. He's looked at one element of Donald Trump's rallies that doesn't get much scrutiny: the introductory prayers.

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Biden says he’s 'not confident' of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses

11:25am August 11, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Speaking on CBS in his first interview since announcing he was dropping out, the president said his primary goal was to ensure that former President Donald Trump lost in November.

The Trump campaign says its emails were hacked and suggests Iran may be to blame

8:50am August 11, 2024

by Associated Press

The Trump campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran's involvement, but the claim came a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. campaign in 2024.

Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Speaks To The Press In Palm Beach, Florida

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump

7:00am August 11, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.

Climate activists rally around Harris, seeing a chance to build on Biden’s record

5:30am August 11, 2024

by Michael Copley

Kamala Harris has long voiced support for action on climate change, during her career in California and as vice president. Environmentalists hope that background signals she'd take major steps if elected.

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California Governor threatens funding cuts for counties that don't remove homeless encampments

9:25pm August 10, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened local county governments with funding cuts if they don't do enough to get people off the street. He recently passed an executive order encouraging local governments to remove homeless encampments.

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Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Rally In Bozeman, Montana

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A Trump campaign built to battle Biden is forced to recalibrate to Kamala Harris

9:25pm August 10, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Now that Vice President Harris is the Democratic presidential nominee, Donald Trump’s polling advantage is erased, his messaging is upended and a campaign focused against President Biden has to adapt.

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Harris and Walz rally supporters in key swing states in the run-up to the DNC

3:50pm August 10, 2024

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, are finishing their first week of campaigning in key Sun Belt states.

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Week in politics: The Harris-Walz campaign takes off

3:50pm August 10, 2024

We look at how Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is taking shape, with the massive influx of donations and the selection of Minnesota's Gov. Tim Walz at her running mate.

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A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz

10:50am August 10, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.