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Equal Rights Amendment Supporters Rally Outside Virginia Legislature

4:31pm January 08, 2020

by Mallory Noe-Payne

Virginia's legislative session began Wednesday with a Democratic majority. One of the first items on the agenda is whether the state will vote to be the 38th to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, House Intelligence Chair, On Latest Iran Developments

4:31pm January 08, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., about the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

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Iran Strikes Iraqi Bases Housing American Troops

1:28pm January 08, 2020

The Iranian military fired at least a dozen ballistic missiles at these bases. U.S. officials say there are no immediate indications of casualties, but they're still assessing the damage.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Campaigns in Iowa

On The Trail: It's An Election Year, Charlie Brown

1:28pm January 08, 2020

With less than a month until the Iowa caucuses, who is pulling ahead? And what's on the horizon in statehouses around the country?

Dolce Bastien (right) registers to vote after getting his rights restored in Miami.

Florida Faces A Rocky Rollout To Restore Voting Rights After Felony Convictions

12:55pm January 08, 2020

by Daniel Rivero

The implementation of a law that allows some felons to vote is playing out in very different — and partisan — ways across the state.

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President Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office on Tuesday in Washington.

Much Of The World Doesn't Trust President Trump, Pew Survey Finds

10:45am January 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The survey of 37,000 people in 33 countries found that only 29% were confident in Trump's handling of world affairs, lower than for either Russian President Vladimir Putin or China's Xi Jinping.

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After Missile Attack By Iran, President Trump Tweets: All Is Well

10:14am January 08, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

Also in his tweet, Trump says he will have more to say after Iran launched missiles against U.S. military forces in Iraq. The barrage follows the U.S. killing of Iran's top general.

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Bernie Sanders Criticizes Trump Over Killing Of Iran's Top General

5:57am January 08, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders about President Trump's actions on Iran and the escalation of tensions, along with the upcoming Iowa Caucuses.

Student demonstrators cheered in 2015 outside the Supreme Court after learning that the high court had upheld the Affordable Care Act as law of the land. But Republican foes of the federal health law are still working to have it struck down.

Stakes High For Democrats And Republicans In Bid To Rush ACA To Supreme Court

5:00am January 08, 2020

by Julie Rovner

Both sides say they want the high court to quickly weigh in on a case that could invalidate the federal health law. Whatever the court decides will likely have consequences in 2020 elections.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., leaves federal court after a hearing last October.

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Tangled In Campaign Finance Scandal, GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter To Resign Next Week

6:43pm January 07, 2020

by Jessica Taylor

Hunter pleaded guilty last month to misusing campaign funds. He and his wife were accused of having used over $250,000 in campaign funds for their own personal use.