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Former President Donald Trump is requesting the Supreme Court intervene in the case concerning classified documents taken from his Mar-a-Lago home over the summer.

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to resolve Mar-a-Lago document dispute

6:22pm October 04, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Trump's legal team argued that the lower court lacked the authority to grant an appeal, which allowed the Justice Department to continue its investigation without supervision from a special master.

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FBI agent testifies for a second day in Oath Keepers trial connected to Jan. 6

6:22pm October 04, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Jurors heard a second day of testimony from an FBI agent in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy.

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Former President Trump escalates the legal battle over classified documents, again

5:19pm October 04, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks to University of Texas law expert Stephen Vladeck about former President Trump's request that the Supreme Court intervene in the dispute over classified material at his home.

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Effort to add downtown Winston-Salem to historic register progresses

5:07pm October 04, 2022

by April Laissle

An effort to add a section of downtown Winston-Salem to the National Register of Historic Places is moving forward.

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Supreme Court hears arguments in case that could further decimate Voting Rights Act

4:11pm October 04, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether a congressional map drawn by Alabama lawmakers violated the Voting Rights Act.

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Sen. Warren says the big banks that own Zelle aren't doing enough to protect users

4:11pm October 04, 2022

by David Gura

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is calling for more oversight of the popular banking service Zelle. In a new report, Warren says the platform is rife with fraud and theft.

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush on her memoir and her 'politivist' approach to Congress

4:11pm October 04, 2022

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., talks with NPR's Juana Summers about her memoir, The Forerunner. It details the sometimes harrowing struggles that shaped her political rise.

Homelessness advocates raise concerns over Greensboro ordinances

4:02pm October 04, 2022

by Keri Brown

Greensboro City Council approved amending three

A report published late Monday alleges that GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has vehemently opposed abortion rights, paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009. He called the accusation a "flat-out lie."

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Republican Party stands by Herschel Walker as he denies he paid for an abortion

2:03pm October 04, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

The chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is standing behind the Georgia U.S. Senate candidate following a report alleging that Walker paid for his girlfriend's abortion in 2009.

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Herschel Walker denies a report that he paid for girlfriend's 2009 abortion

7:18am October 04, 2022

The Georgia GOP senate nominee denies the story which first appeared in The Daily Beast. NPR has not confirmed the story. On the campaign trail, Walker has advocated for a complete abortion ban.

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