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Colorado is passing the most significant package of gun legislation in state history

6:02pm April 03, 2023

by Bente Birkeland

Hundreds of school kids marched on Colorado's capitol twice in the wake of two school shootings. Now, after Nashville, three gun control bills on the cusp of passing are being hotly debated.

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A peek behind the curtain of NPR's coverage of Trump's indictment

5:58pm April 03, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR's executive editor Terry Samuel about how and why our organization plans coverage around Trump's indictment.

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The winner of Wisconsin's Supreme Court seat could shape abortion rights in the state

5:44pm April 03, 2023

by Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin's political future could depend on one seat on the state Supreme Court. The winner will determine the court's political sway and could change representation and abortion rights in the state.

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Trump arrives in New York to face charges

5:44pm April 03, 2023

Former President Donald Trump arrives in New York to face charges.

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There's a fraud problem with signature-gathering for elections

5:05pm April 03, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Signature-gathering for elections can be fraught. This was highlighted last year, when several Michigan Republicans were blocked from the governor's ballot due to thousands of invalid signatures.

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Police and court security at the Manhattan Criminal Court, where former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Trump has arrived in New York for his arraignment. What's next?

5:03pm April 03, 2023

The former president will spend Monday night at Trump Tower before his surrender and arraignment on Tuesday, when the historic charges against him will be unsealed.

Former President Donald Trump sits in the rear of his limousine as he departs Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

4:27pm April 03, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

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Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (second from left) sits with Bush administration lawyers during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Guantánamo detainees on July 11, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

4:26pm April 03, 2023

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

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Narcan over-the-counter is a promising step forward, advocates say

4:25pm April 03, 2023

Narcan, a nasal spray form of the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone, was just approved by the FDA for over the counter sales. Advocates say this is a step in the right direction.

Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9.

Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit

10:17am April 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.