Politics

Meet the evangelicals trying to make a case for VP Harris

5:00am September 04, 2024

by Jason DeRose

More than 80% of white evangelicals supported Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, but a new group is trying to push some of those voters to the camp of Democratic nominee vice president Kamala Harris.

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NC Gov. Roy Cooper in DNC speech: 'Kamala will fight for you'

11:40am August 23, 2024

by WUNC

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was the final speaker at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night in Chicago, Illinois, before Vice President Kamala Harris gave her acceptance speech.

Newly released video shows chaos and confusion after Trump assassination attempt

8:40pm August 08, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Dramatic footage shows for the first time the moment one officer encounters the shooter minutes before he opens fire on former President Donald Trump's rally.

A man wears a mask of Donald Trump in front of the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Florida on February 12.

After the assassination attempt, Trump gets a string of wins

9:13pm July 15, 2024

In the days after the assassination attempt, Donald Trump secured the Republican presidential nomination, announced his VP pick and had a legal case dismissed.

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, dismissed the entire federal case against the former president involving his handling of classified documents.

Consider This host Ailsa Chang spoke with NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson about the legal issues in the ruling and its implications.

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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks at event sponsored by anti-birth control group

5:30pm June 03, 2024

by Colin Campbell - WUNC

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spoke at an event in Tennessee over the weekend sponsored by a group that is against birth control and abortion.

A protestor attends a Women's March rally in Phoenix, Arizona in 2022.

The states where abortion is on the ballot in November

5:16pm May 21, 2024

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. It will all be part of the picture as voters go to the polls in November.

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With smaller budget surplus, NC House looks for other funding for private school vouchers

9:30pm May 15, 2024

by WUNC

A lower-than-expected revenue surplus could delay extra funding for a private school voucher program.

A pro-Palestinian student rally near the UNC Chapel Hill campus, where two students hold a sign that says "Cops off campus."

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NC Senate Republicans want to restrict masks at protests

4:04pm May 07, 2024

by Colin Campbell - WUNC

Republicans in the state Senate want to crack down on recent protests by restricting the use of masks in public. The new bill also would create a felony offense for blocking traffic.

A person holds signs from the sunroof of a vehicle during a campaign event for Joe Biden.

Politics & Government

Political campaigns used to have jingles. Should we bring them back?

2:26pm April 10, 2024

by Scott Simon

Every major campaign used to have jingles. Now so many political ads seem to be more about the opposition than the candidate they're trying to elect.

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on February 7, 2023, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The speech marked Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

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President Biden's State of the Union speech faces dual political challenges

3:07pm March 06, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

President Biden's State of the Union speech on Thursday night will be his opportunity to challenge his critics while offering additional clarity on how he would approach his second term.