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Senate panels are briefed on surveillance balloon and other floating objects

7:19am February 15, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the classified briefing on the floating objects that have been shot down.

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Morning news brief

6:43am February 15, 2023

Ex-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announces GOP presidential run. War crime researchers probe deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia. Michigan Democrats aim to act on gun control.

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Haley hopes her leadership history bring national attention to her presidential run

5:16am February 15, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Republican Nikki Haley is running for president. She previously served as governor of South Carolina, where she had to reckon with the Confederate flag and issues of race.

California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein won't seek reelection in 2024

5:16am February 15, 2023

by Marisa Lagos

Feinstein who is 89 years old and is California's long-serving U.S. senator, says she won't run for reelection. Two other high-profile Democrats had already announced they're running for her seat.

Fox News and its parent company are being sued for defamation over false claims of election fraud following the 2020 election. Above, logos for Fox News Media's growing portfolio of brands adorn its corporate headquarters in New York City.

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Meet the judge deciding the $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News

5:00am February 15, 2023

Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis, known for his poker face, is overseeing both Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News and a similar case against the conservative TV network Newsmax.

Turkey's president takes heat for earthquake response and poor quality of buildings

7:11pm February 14, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

The powerful Turkish president is facing increasing criticism over poor building standards after the earthquake that caused thousands of structures to collapse.

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Nikki Haley makes White House run official

6:42pm February 14, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Nikki Haley officially announced that she is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. She's the second major candidate to declare she'll run, after former President Donald Trump.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership election at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 8, 2022.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she won't run for reelection in 2024

6:09pm February 14, 2023

by Dustin Jones

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the oldest sitting member of Congress, said she will accomplish as much as possible before she steps down.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters after the Senate classified briefing on the three unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron, in the Capitol on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

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Senators downplay threats from unidentified objects, but call for more information

3:29pm February 14, 2023

Many Democrats defended the Biden administration's cautious approach. But lawmakers of both parties urged the president to address the nation.

Voters mark their ballots for the midterm election Nov. 8, 2022, at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church in Tucker, Ga.

More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey

3:26pm February 14, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Christian nationalism has been seen as outside the mainstream. But new data from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute indicates it's more common than many think.

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