Politics & Government

Politics & Government

How do voters feel about the 37 federal charges filed against Donald Trump?

5:02am June 12, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how Trump voters view the former president's legal defense. He was indicted last week in the classified documents case.

Silhouettes of detained people are seen in a police truck near the Moscow City Court during the trial of a Russian opposition leader in Moscow on February 2, 2021.

U.S. citizen and musician Michael Travis Leake has been detained in Russia

12:26pm June 11, 2023

by Juliana Kim

A Moscow court said Leake was detained on suspicion of organizing a drug trafficking business. If convicted, he could face as much as 20 years in prison under Russia's strict drug laws.

North Carolina governor signs bill allowing Blue Cross to restructure

10:01am June 11, 2023

by Associated Press

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Republican delegates in North Carolina voted at their annual convention on Saturday to censure the state's senior U.S. senator, Thom Tillis, for supporting policies that they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform.

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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for backing LGBTQ+ rights and other policies

9:05am June 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

Republicans said at their annual convention that the state's senior senator, Thom Tillis, had strayed from conservative values with his support for LGBTQ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.

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Politics chat: Trump's indictment may not affect his popularity with supporters

8:00am June 11, 2023

What former President Trump's indictment on federal charges means for his political future and that of his key rivals.

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Trump addressed his indictment at the annual convention of North Carolina Republicans

8:00am June 11, 2023

Just days after being indicted by the Department of Justice, former President Donald Trump addressed the annual convention of North Carolina Republicans.

Former President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking at the Georgia Republican convention on Saturday, in Columbus, Ga., his first public appearance responding to the unsealing of his federal indictment.

Trump casts his federal indictment as a biased abuse of power

9:10pm June 10, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The former president blasted the 37 felony counts related to his mishandling of classified national defense documents as a "baseless" attempt to harm his 2024 presidential run.

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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, immigration policies

7:18pm June 10, 2023

by Associated Press

Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state's senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.

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House Republicans vow to escalate probes of Biden administration

6:22pm June 10, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

House Republicans are vowing to escalate their probes into the Biden administration after the indictment of former President Donald Trump, claiming the special counsel acted unjustly.

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After indictment, Georgia Republicans are on Trump's side

6:22pm June 10, 2023

by Lisa Hagen

Georgia Republicans gathering for their annual convention reacted to the news of former President Donald Trump's indictment.