Politics

Experts Game Out What Might Happen If The Election Goes Off The Rails

4:33pm July 30, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rosa Brooks, a law professor at Georgetown University, about the bipartisan group of experts she gathered to game out what a contested November election might look like.

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Former national security adviser Michael Flynn's legal odyssey continues after the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in the case next month.

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Full D.C. Appeals Court Agrees To Take Up Michael Flynn Legal Case

2:36pm July 30, 2020

by Carrie Johnson

A full panel of judges will consider the unusual situation in which the Justice Department has asked to drop charges against a defendant who has admitted guilt.

Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, wearing a face covering printed with the words "2020 Census," testified before the House oversight committee Wednesday that the bureau plans to finish counting "as soon as possible" despite career officials previo

When Does Census Counting End? Bureau Sends 'Alarming' Mixed Signals

12:31pm July 30, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

Delayed by COVID-19, the Census Bureau had said it needed until Oct. 31 to finish a complete national head count. But the bureau's director now says it's planning to finish "as soon as possible."

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Sen. Lankford Addresses Unemployment Benefits During Coronavirus Pandemic

12:13pm July 30, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, a member of the finance committee, about negotiating the next stimulus package, and the administration's use of federal agents.

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Rep. Karen Bass Is On The Short List To Be Joe Biden's Running Mate

12:13pm July 30, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, a potential vice presidential pick, about Black Lives Matter, gun control and reforming the criminal justice system.

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A University of Wisconsin student gets information about registering to vote from a NextGen America worker in Madison, Wis., in 2018.

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Poll: More Than Half Of Young People Lack Resources To Vote By Mail

10:39am July 30, 2020

by Juana Summers

As the coronavirus pandemic has upended normal balloting, a need for more information about how to navigate voting by mail could be particularly acute among young people of color.

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill.

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4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

9:58am July 30, 2020

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.

News Brief: GDP Preview, Federal Agents Step Back In Portland, Big Tech Hearing

6:30am July 30, 2020

Commerce Department expected to release grim economic report. Federal law enforcement officers are standing down in Portland, Ore. Four big tech CEOs testify before House panel's anti-trust hearing.

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For the first time this year, Candidate Barbie comes with a whole campaign team

An Oral History Of How Barbie Lost The Presidency Yet Again

6:18am July 30, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Mattel has released iterations of presidential Barbie since 1992, and this year she has a whole campaign team. In an exclusive interview, those women discuss why Barbie has never won the White House.

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4 Big Tech CEOs Testified Before House Panel's Anti-Trust Hearing

5:53am July 30, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook answered questions from members of a House subcommittee investigating whether these tech powerhouses have grown too powerful.

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