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Former President Trump speaks at a conservative conference in Washington last month.

Politics & Government

GOP support for Trump softens as the former president's legal troubles mount

4:00pm July 28, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Former President Donald Trump is likely facing a third indictment and maybe a fourth. Fewer Republicans are saying Trump did "nothing wrong," the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9.

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Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip

1:13pm July 18, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map in 2024 so they are eyeing some tough-to-win states for possible pickups, starting with Texas.

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The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible in a reflection on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules

5:00am July 15, 2023

by Ron Elving

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own.

The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah.

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China owns 300,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

4:38pm June 26, 2023

Chinese companies and individuals own farmland across America. But lawmakers in Washington are pushing to block any purchases that could be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

Items for sale at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro, N.C., on June 9.

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Republican primary spending projected to approach or surpass $1 billion

5:14am June 20, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

With a big field, a former president, well-heeled politicians and two billionaires running, this is likely to be the most money ever spent to win the GOP presidential nomination.

Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Tuesday after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to dozens of felony counts that he hoarded classified documents and refused government demands to give them back.

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4 political questions after Trump's second arraignment on criminal charges

11:19am June 14, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday to answer to 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents, marking the second time in 2023 he has been indicted.

Pat Robertson speaks during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., in 2015. Robertson was a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition.

Pat Robertson, televangelist and a leader of the religious right, dies at 93

1:29pm June 08, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Pat Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network. He also hosted The 700 Club and drew controversy for comments that were often seen as anti-gay and racially insensitive.

President Joe Biden listens as he meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington.

More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds

4:39pm May 23, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

As President Joe Biden seeks a second term in office, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about his mental fitness.

Dr. Franz Theard performs a sonogram on a patient seeking abortion services at the Women's Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, a state that has not banned abortions.

Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk

2:38pm May 23, 2023

by Julie Rovner

Even the Trump-era surgeon general is concerned about the repercussions for women's health, as doctors say they are reluctant to practice in states that have banned abortion.

U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023.

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It's true: Rep. George Santos announces his bid for reelection

12:47am April 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Santos enters the race as an underdog — abandoned by many fellow Republicans while facing investigations over a myriad of allegations about falsehoods during his last campaign.