Politics & Government

Barbie and Oppenheimer will duke it out on the big screen when both films premiere this Friday, July 21.

Politics & Government

Up First briefing: Barbenheimer; Trump indictments; Baghdadi raid investigation

9:00am July 21, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Get ready for a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature. GOP candidates face difficult positions addressing Trump's legal woes. NPR reveals flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in a 2019 raid.

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GOP candidates find themsleves in a difficult position given Trump's legal woes

7:01am July 21, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

With former President Trump's announcement that an indictment for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is coming, tension on the campaign trail shows the tightrope GOP candidates must walk.

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Young Republicans share why they're supporting Trump

7:51pm July 20, 2023

by Elena Moore

For young conservatives invested in the party, Trump's drama — legal and otherwise — hasn't diminished their support.

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Country music singer Jason Aldean, pictured here performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas in May, is facing a mixed bag of backlash and praise for a new music video that openly alludes to vigilante justice.

How Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' became a political controversy

7:05pm July 20, 2023

by Emily Olson

The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.

Proposal for the Supreme Court to issue a code of ethics for itself faces backlash

5:26pm July 20, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send to the Senate floor a bill that would require the Supreme Court to issue a code of ethics for itself.

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Cambodians to vote in election — widely seen as a sham — and extend rule of Hun Sen

5:10pm July 20, 2023

by Michael Sullivan

Cambodians will vote in an election Sunday that will be neither free nor fair, but will extend the 38-year long rule of Hun Sen and likely ensure the succession of his son.

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Trial against anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy comes to a close

4:25pm July 20, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

Closing arguments are expected Friday in a trial against extremist Ammon Bundy. Idaho's largest hospital sued him for $7.5 million after armed protests he led prompted a major security response.

Christian thriller 'Sound of Freedom' faces criticism for stoking conspiracy theories

4:25pm July 20, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Sound of Freedom is a surprise box office hit. But the Christian thriller is also fueling controversy over conspiracy theories and its depiction of human trafficking.

The U.S. Supreme Court has used a vague legal idea known as the "Purcell principle" to justify delaying the redrawing of voting maps, which has forced some elections to use voting districts that lower courts found to be illegally drawn.

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Illegal voting maps were used in some states in 2022. This legal idea allowed them

4:25pm July 20, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Supreme Court has used an obscure legal idea to justify delaying the redrawing of voting maps, forcing some elections to use voting districts that lower courts found to be illegally drawn.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

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New bill would fine Congress members for trading stocks and owning blind trusts

3:56pm July 20, 2023

by Leila Fadel

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says lawmakers and executive branch officials can have the upper hand when it comes to stock trading and access to undisclosed information.

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