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Political Hurdles Lie Ahead In Ireland After Sinn Fein Wins Popular Vote

8:25am February 15, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Marie O'Halloran, parliamentary reporter of the Irish Times, about Sinn Fein's lead in last week's Irish elections and the hurdles ahead in forming a coalition government.

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Attendees hold letters that read "CAUCUS" during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg in Iowa earlier this month.

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Nevada Voters Begin Early Caucusing On Saturday. Here's What You Need To Know

8:25am February 15, 2020

by Miles Parks

Democrats in Nevada have been scrambling to adjust their plans, in response to the debacle in Iowa. Early voting opens on Saturday with the state's full caucus set for one week later.

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Delaine Belgarde (right) shows the new Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa identification card, in Belcourt, N.D., in 2018.

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North Dakota And Native American Tribes Settle Voter ID Lawsuits

5:42pm February 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Tribes had sued because the law required voters to present identification with their home's street address — which often doesn't exist on reservations. Emergency rules will broaden the ID allowed.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that blocked work requirements in Arkansas and in Kentucky, which has since rescinded them. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar is seen testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking States' Medicaid Work Requirements

5:31pm February 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

A three-judge panel found the Trump administration failed to analyze whether such requirements "would promote the primary objective of Medicaid — to furnish medical assistance," as required by law.

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Mike Bloomberg Hits The Campaign Trail, Taking On Trump And His Past

4:52pm February 14, 2020

by Don Gonyea

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg traveled to several states voting on Super Tuesday, making his case to take on President Trump and addressing controversy over race and policing.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signs bill honoring the state's pioneering women suffragists on Wednesday. He's surrounded by state senators and representatives, and his wife, who are all wearing the yellow rose symbolizing suffrage.

Power Of The Past: Retelling Utah's Suffragette History To Empower Modern Women

4:52pm February 14, 2020

by Dianna Douglas

Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law on Feb. 14, 1870. There are celebrations, but it means confronting the state's uncomfortable polygamy history, too.

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What To Make Of A Wild Exchange Between President Trump And Attorney General Barr

4:21pm February 14, 2020

Here's a closer look at the wild back-and-forth between Attorney General William Barr and President Trump about the sentencing of Roger Stone, a longtime friend and confidant of Trump.

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How South Carolina's African American Voters Are Mobilizing For Biden And Challengers

4:21pm February 14, 2020

by Juana Summers

Joe Biden has held a big lead in South Carolina Democratic primary polls since the campaign started. But given his poor performance to date, his rivals are competing vigorously in the state.

Juliet García, former president of the University of Texas at Brownsville, stands behind the border wall.

Between President Trump's Border Wall And The Rio Grande Lies A 'No Man's Land'

3:53pm February 14, 2020

by John Burnett

Because of worries about flooding, the border wall is often built as much as a mile north of the Rio Grande, leaving thousands of isolated acres between the water and the wall.

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U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Shorab military camp in Afghanistan's Helmand province in January 2018.

U.S. Reaches 'Reduction In Violence' Deal With Taliban In Afghanistan

3:41pm February 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The step is meant to serve as an initial confidence-building measure and would last for seven days. A more-formal agreement could be signed in the coming weeks.