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North Carolina's New State Board Of Elections Will Decide Fate Of Congressional Race

7:18pm January 31, 2019

by Miles Parks

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper named five new members to the State Board of Elections Thursday. They will decide whether a whole new election in the state's ninth congressional district is necessary.

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Failed Virginia Bill Sparks National Debate About Abortion

5:43pm January 31, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

President Trump and Republican abortion opponents are criticizing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Democrats in the state over defense of a bill that sought to reduce restrictions on later abortion.

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Trump Meets With Vice Premier Of China To Discuss Potential Trade Deal

5:43pm January 31, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump meets this afternoon with the vice premier of China, about a trade agreement. But Trump says a final deal will probably have to wait until he meets with President Xi.

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Does The U.S. Or China Have More Leverage In Ongoing Trade Talks?

5:43pm January 31, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with former China trade negotiator Amy Celico about who has the upper hand in the current round of trade talks, China or the U.S.

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Rep. Aguilar Likes The Tone So Far Of Bipartisan Border Security Talks

8:10am January 31, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, who is on the panel negotiating a border security deal the president will support. NPR's Domenico Montanaro weighs in on the issue.

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Trump Chides Intelligence Officials In A Bid To Play To His Base

8:10am January 31, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to John Sipher, formerly of the CIA's National Clandestine Service, about President Trump blasting intelligence officials' assessments on Iran, North Korea and other matters.

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Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., announced on Jan. 23 that he is forming an exploratory committee to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The Youngest 2020 Candidate Pushes A Platform Of 'Inter-Generational Justice'

5:02am January 31, 2019

by Eric McDaniel

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., recently announced his intent to run for president, saying the 2020 election should focus on changing the economic outlook for millennials.

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People lined up to vote early at a Houston polling place in October 2018.

Texas Officials Begin Walking Back Allegations About Noncitizen Voters

9:28pm January 30, 2019

by Ashley Lopez

Just a few days after alleging nearly 100,000 Texas voters may not be citizens, officials now concede their list may not have been accurate.

A steel barrier runs along the U.S.-Mexico border near Calexico, Calif. Bipartisan negotiators on Capitol Hill are discussing what kind of physical barriers are needed and how much Congress should spend to address national security issues at the Southwest

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Border Security Talks Begin On Capitol Hill With Signs of Narrow Bipartisan Deal

8:20pm January 30, 2019

by Susan Davis

House and Senate lawmakers formally kicked off negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security, facing a Feb. 15 deadline for a spending bill Trump will sign to avoid another shutdown.

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President Trump Takes Aim At His Own Intelligence Team, Again

7:15pm January 30, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former White House Counterterrorism Chief Richard Clarke about the disparity between the president's rhetoric about global threats and that of top intelligence officials.

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