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11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona
An Arizona grand jury has indicted a group of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election.
Hillary Clinton Appears To Expand Edge Into Traditionally Republican States
by Domenico Montanaro
The presidential election has entered its closing arguments phase. Hillary Clinton seems to have the edge in key states and may even be expanding into states that have traditionally voted Republican.
White House Releases Affordable Care Act Insurance Rates
by Alison Kodjak
The White House released information Monday about rates and offerings for the 2017 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment.
Iraqi Fighters Continue Push Toward ISIS Held City Of Mosul
A coalition of various Iraqi fighters with assistance from the U.S. are continuing to push toward the ISIS held city of Mosul. Is the fight going according to plan? NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Jessica Lewis McFate, research director at the Institute for the Study of War, about how it is going so far.
Tom Hayden, Anti-Vietnam War Activist Turned Lawmaker, Dies
by Ina Jaffe
Longtime social and political activist Tom Hayden has died. He was a key figure during the 1960s anti-war protests, and later channeled that passion into public service as a California state assemblyman.
Championship Fever Hits Cleveland As Indians Vie For World Series Title
by David C. Barnett
Tuesday will be one strange day for sports fans in Cleveland. On the very same night the Indians host the Cubs for Game 1 of the World Series, right across the street the Cavaliers will raise the banner on their first ever NBA Championship. Pandemonium is all but assured.
Log Cabin Republicans Decline To Endorse Trump Despite Pro-LGBT Leanings
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Gregory T. Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, about the organization's decision not to endorse Donald Trump, even though Angelo calls Trump the most pro-LGBT presidential nominee in Republican Party history.
Kind World: 6-Year-Old Devises Plan To Cure Best Friend's Rare Disease
by Erika Lantz
Dylan Siegel was 6 years old when he hatched a plan to cure his best friend's rare disease. He ended up raising more than $1 million. Reporter Erika Lantz of the Kind World series brings us their story.
AT&T-Time Warner Merger Raises Concerns Over CNN's Independence
by David Folkenflik
CNN's profitability makes it an attractive part of the Time Warner portfolio that AT&T struck a deal to acquire over the weekend. Concerns have been raised about whether the deal could compromise CNN's independence.
Why Does This Election Have Us So Down? Social Science May Have An Answer
by Shankar Vedantam
U.S. politics have long been marked by disagreement and even rancor. But 2016 feels worse than usual. NPR's Hidden Brain podcast offers one explanation why, from deep in our psychological frameworks.
In 'Fire At Sea,' Glimpse The Migrant Crisis From The Heart Of Mediterranean
Filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi talks about his documentary Fire at Sea. The film tells the story of the ongoing migrant crisis as experienced by residents of Lampedusa, an island off the coast of Sicily.
Pressure Escalates On Maduro, As Venezuela Slides Further Into Turmoil
by John Otis
Venezuela has suspended the opposition movement's campaign for a recall referendum for President Nicolas Maduro. NPR's Michel Martin talks with reporter John Otis about the latest in the country.