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Kari Lake takes her war on Voice of America to Congress

5:00am June 26, 2025

Presidential adviser Kari Lake attacked the Voice of America in Congressional testimony Wednesday. A former network official called her actions "profoundly harmful to our national interests."

Voice of America staff sue Trump administration for shutting down network

8:30pm March 21, 2025

Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.

Conservatives Gather For Annual CPAC Conference In Washington DC

A bane for tyrants abroad, U.S.-funded networks fear fate under Kari Lake

7:00am March 10, 2025

U.S.-funded international networks reach more than 420 million people in more than 100 countries each week. Some network leaders fear that Kari Lake intends to cancel all funding for them.

2024 Republican National Convention: Day 2

Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term

1:41pm December 12, 2024

If successful, Trump's move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America's journalistic independence in his first term.

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Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris Holds Campaign Rally In Phoenix

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Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race

7:16am November 12, 2024

Gallego led in the polls for much of his race against Kari Lake, a MAGA firebrand who's yet to concede her 2022 gubernatorial loss.

Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Feb. 24. Lake has softened her stance on abortion as the campaign season moves forward.

In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail

11:48am February 28, 2024

by Ben Giles

Abortion proved to be a major issue in the 2022 midterms and again in 2023. This year, the presidential race puts extra attention on the ballot. In Arizona, that means the issue is front and center.

Left to right: Lourdes Pereira, 23, Matthew Holgate, 23, Alec Ferreira, 25, Shelbylyn Henry, 32, Xavier Medina, 25, and Nalani Lopez, 19. The six voters met with NPR at the Phoenix Indian Center in downtown Phoenix.

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In Arizona, these young Native American voters seize their political power

10:47am February 01, 2024

Young voters and Native American voters are two groups that showed up for President Biden in the 2020 election. But ahead of his 2024 match-up, it's unclear if he'll be able to keep their support.

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Arizona Republican U.S. senate candidate Kari Lake, arrives for an evening rally with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, during the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary on Tuesday.

After seeming to bribe Senate hopeful Kari Lake not to run, Arizona GOP Chair resigns

5:03pm January 24, 2024

by Ben Giles

The now-former head of the state's Republican Party accused Lake of leaking a recording in which he offers compensation if she will take "a pause for a couple of years" from running for public office.

In this file photo, Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, March 4, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.

Arizona Republican Kari Lake launches 2024 senate campaign

9:41pm October 10, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

After a failed bid for Arizona governor in 2022, Republican Kari Lake will attempt to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Independent, in a 2024 election that could be a three-party contest.