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Why AI groups are spending millions to influence midterms
Super PACs with ties to the artificial intelligence industry are spending millions to influence midterm...
ListenWhat's Trump's beef with Senate Republicans?
President Trump is angry that Senate Republicans haven't passed the Save America Act, a strict voter...
ListenIran "deal": winners, losers, and regional impact | Sources & Methods
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that extends the existing ceasefire, reopens...
ListenThese swing voters are sour on Trump, the economy and Iran war
NPR reporters observed focus groups of 13 Wisconsin voters who backed former President Biden in 2020...
ListenTrump’s picks wins GA runoff for Senate, but not governor
The results are in from Georgia’s Republican primary runoff contests for Senate and governor, and...
ListenHow campaigns are using digital influencers to win voters
Campaigns are increasingly hoping to win over voters by tapping into digital influencers’ large followings....
ListenTrump announces deal to end Iran war and reopen the strait
U.S. and Iranian officials have announced a deal ending the war in Iran and reopening the Strait of...
ListenWhat to make of Trump’s mixed-messages on the Iran war
President Trump sent a lot of mixed messages on the war in Iran this week, starting with imminent peace...
ListenPrimary voters reject the establishment and choose populism
More than half the states have had their primary contests for this year’s midterm elections. We discuss...
ListenTrump signs law giving immigration enforcement $70 billion
President Trump signed a law giving roughly $70 billion to federal immigration enforcement agencies,...
ListenCalifornia counts votes slowly. Trump falsely cries fraud.
California counts votes very slowly, maybe slower than any other state. This is normal for California,...
ListenWill the controversy surrounding Platner deter primary voters?
Democrat Graham Platner is the frontrunner in his party’s primary contest to represent Maine in the...
ListenDo political scandals matter anymore?
As recently as a few days ago, it looked like President Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund...
ListenVoters reject the establishment in this week’s primaries
Voters in several of this week’s primary races rejected incumbents and politicians backed by Washington...
ListenWhy did Governor Polis release election denier Tina Peters?
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters was released from prison this week, after Democratic Colorado...
ListenTrump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is a problem for the GOP
A federal court put President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” on hold, but Republican leaders...
ListenDemocrats target working-class voters in Iowa and Montana
To win control of Congress, Democrats need to win rural and working-class voters in traditionally Republican...
ListenWhich Democrats could be on the presidential ballot in 2028?
It was another busy week in politics. For our weekly news roundup, we discuss the Justice Department’s...
ListenHow immigration courts are quietly speeding up deportations
After about two months on the job, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has shifted the agency’s...
ListenIn Texas Senate run-off, MAGA ousts the old guard
Republican Sen. John Cornyn was one of a few incumbents who lost their re-election bids in Texas’...
ListenWhat to know about the California governor’s race
When voting in California’s primary election wraps on June 2, a crowded field of 62 candidates vying...
ListenSources & Methods: Trump's counterterrorism plan
From NPR's Sources & Methods:The attack at a mosque in San Diego underscores larger problems: the rise...
ListenSome Republicans in Congress are standing up to Trump
Tensions between congressional Republicans and the White House caused leaders on the Hill to delay a...
ListenWhy these swing voters give Trump a pass on the economy
NPR reporters observed focus groups of 12 North Carolina voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020...
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