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Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Every afternoon.

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Roundup: Michael Cohen Testifies Against Trump And Maryland's Senate Race Is Set

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Roundup: Michael Cohen Testifies Against Trump And Maryland's Senate Race Is Set

Michael Cohen, a former Donald Trump attorney and central witness for the prosecution, testified against the former president in court this week. His appearance is a sign the case could soon reach its conclusion.

Roundup: Michael Cohen Testifies Against Trump And Maryland's Senate Race Is Set

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Fearing Criminal Penalties, Voter Registration Groups In Florida Scale Back

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Fearing Criminal Penalties, Voter Registration Groups In Florida Scale Back

Florida recently increased criminal penalties for mistakes and possible fraud by groups who work to register voters. The move has led many of the groups to dramatically scale back their efforts to limit their legal risk. That could lead to lower turnout rates for young voters and voters of color in November.

Fearing Criminal Penalties, Voter Registration Groups In Florida Scale Back

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Trump Has A Vision For His Second Term. Here's How He Talks About It

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Trump Has A Vision For His Second Term. Here's How He Talks About It

Mass deportations, expanded presidential power and a civil service that emphasizes loyalty to the chief executive: here are the things Donald Trump hopes to pursue in a second term.

Trump Has A Vision For His Second Term. Here's How He Talks About It

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American Jobs, Climate Change And China Collide As Biden Unveils New Tariffs

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American Jobs, Climate Change And China Collide As Biden Unveils New Tariffs

President Biden announced new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors and other products to punish China for what he describes as unfair trade practices. It is expected to keep inexpensive Chinese-made vehicles out of the American market, limiting consumer access to cheap electric cars while bolstering the domestic auto and manufacturing industries.

American Jobs, Climate Change And China Collide As Biden Unveils New Tariffs

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Americans Aren't Happy With The Economy, But They Spend Like They're Doing Just Fine

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Americans Aren't Happy With The Economy, But They Spend Like They're Doing Just Fine

What does that distinction mean for Democrats' political fortunes come November? Will the 2024 look more like the 2022 midterm elections, where voters backed Democrats despite a struggling economy? Or is it 1980, when inflation and an unpopular Democratic president led to a surge in Republican power?

Americans Aren't Happy With The Economy, But They Spend Like They're Doing Just Fine

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Roundup: Stormy Daniels Testifies, Why People Are Still Voting For Nikki Haley

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Roundup: Stormy Daniels Testifies, Why People Are Still Voting For Nikki Haley

Donald Trump remains on trial in New York state court over alleged hush money payments. This week, Trump was warned by the judge to stop violating his gag order or he could find himself in jail. And thousands of people are still casting ballots for Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary, even though she suspended her campaign months ago. Will those protest voters come home to Trump's candidacy, vote for President Biden or just stay home?

Roundup: Stormy Daniels Testifies, Why People Are Still Voting For Nikki Haley

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A Change In U.S.-Israel Policy?

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A Change In U.S.-Israel Policy?

In an interview with CNN, President Biden said he would block further U.S. shipments of weapons to Israel if it launched a ground invasion of Rafah as part of the Israeli war in Gaza. What impact will his statement have both for the U.S.-Israel relationship, and among progressive Democrats who call for a halt to weapon shipments to Israel?

A Change In U.S.-Israel Policy?

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Mike Johnson Keeps His Job — For Now

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Mike Johnson Keeps His Job — For Now

Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion Wednesday afternoon to remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson from his job. It failed by a wide, bipartisan margin. What happens now?

Mike Johnson Keeps His Job — For Now

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Some GOP House Members Want To Fire The Speaker. Again.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses during a news conference amid threats that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is threatening to oust Johnson from his leadership post, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Some GOP House Members Want To Fire The Speaker. Again.

Some members of the House Republican conference are mad at Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for a variety of reasons. But do they have the votes to kick him out of his role — and send the House back to the paralysis it faced last year?

Some GOP House Members Want To Fire The Speaker. Again.

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A Vote's A Vote — Enthusiastic Or Not

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A Vote's A Vote — Enthusiastic Or Not

With 26 weeks to go until Election Day, voters' opinions on the major candidates are forming. We explore the different — and similar — issues motivating people across all ages to go to the polls, like abortion, the economy & Israel's war in Gaza against Hamas.

A Vote's A Vote — Enthusiastic Or Not

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