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The Reach app, as seen on volunteer Sarah Harrison’s phone, allows Biden supporters to share content directly with their contacts, and is connected to a national Democratic party voter database. …

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Domenico Montanaro and law professor Kim Wehle about former President Trump having to come up with a bond totaling about half a billion dollars. (SOUNDBITE …

A second package of budget bills passed Congress, just narrowly averting a partial government shutdown. Also, Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Israel.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion budget package, but only with help from Democrats. Some GOP members object.

Like many countries in Africa, The Gambia has a law criminalizing the practice of female genital mutilation. Now, amid a religious backlash, it could become the first country to repeal …

Senators meet in the senate chamber at the Statehouse, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP Senators meet in the senate chamber at …

NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post columnist Eduardo Porter about Texas’ immigration law SB4, and Mexico’s reaction to it.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday. Evelyn Hockstein/AP hide caption toggle caption Evelyn Hockstein/AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Tel …

Lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass a package of spending bills before midnight Friday — when funding for several key agencies expires.

Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, arrives for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Sen. …