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An election worker stamps a vote-by-mail ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla., in October 2020. The Florida state Senate on Monday passed a bill that woul

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Florida State Senate Approves Tighter Rules On Vote-By-Mail And Drop Boxes

6:24pm April 26, 2021

by Mark Katkov

The bill passed on a near party-line vote, with one Republican joining all Democrats in opposition. Among other changes, the legislation would put an end to 24/7 ballot drop boxes.

Americans for Prosperity is among the groups at the Supreme Court in a case from California that involves a state rule that mandates the disclosure of some donor names. The groups claim doing so would violate their First Amendment right to freedom of asso

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Supreme Court Eyes Rich Activists, Their Anonymous Donations And Tax Breaks

5:37pm April 26, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is a California law that requires tax-exempt charities to file with the state a list of their large donors — a copy, in fact, of the list they file annually with the IRS.

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Rescue Ship Unable to Recover Bodies of Migrants Near Libya

4:52pm April 26, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Emmanuelle Chaze about the rescue ship Ocean Viking's response to a shipwreck off the coast of Libya last week, in which about 130 migrants drowned.

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Russia And U.S. At Odds Over Alexei Navalny, Ukraine

4:27pm April 26, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with foreign policy expert Angela Stent about Russia's military movements near Ukraine and Alexei Navalny's condition.

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Biden Approaches The 100-Day Mark Of His Presidency

8:17am April 26, 2021

by Mara Liasson

The president this week crosses the milestone, which is a chance to measure how a new administration is doing. Biden has had a low-key approach so far, but with high marks on many traditional metrics.

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News Brief: India's Coronavirus Spike, Census Data, N.C. Shooting Probe

7:08am April 26, 2021

COVID-19 surge overwhelms India's health system. The first census results affecting elections will be released. North Carolina sheriff wants bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr.'s killing released.

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President Biden announced early on what goals he hoped to accomplish in his first 100 days in office. Which ones has he already accomplished?

100 Days: How Biden Has Fared So Far On His Promises

5:04am April 26, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

President Biden promised a lot as a candidate and acted swiftly once in office, particularly in regards to the coronavirus. But there are still areas in progress and goals that haven't been achieved.

Census Results Will Reflect The Power A State Has In Upcoming Elections

5:01am April 26, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Census Bureau this week is expected to announce the first results of the 2020 count. The numbers are used to determine each state's new share of votes in the Electoral College and Congress.

The body of a person who died of COVID-19 being laid for cremation on Sunday in Noida, India.

U.S. Pledges Medical Aid To India, Where COVID-19 Is Overwhelming Hospitals

5:44pm April 25, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

As India breaks daily global records for coronavirus infections, the U.S. has agreed to send key medical equipment and raw materials to help.

Biden Taps A Former Top Scientist At NOAA To Lead The Weather And Climate Agency

5:27pm April 25, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

Rick Spinrad previously served as the agency's top scientist. His nomination comes at a difficult period for NOAA, which spent the Trump administration mired in scandal and without a permanent leader.