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Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis greets guests after speaking during the Scott County Fireside Chat at the Tanglewood Hills Pavilion in Bettendorf, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption …

Del. Don Scott, a rising star among Virginia Democrats with a unique story, was voted in as speaker of the Virginia Statehouse. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Soon after Virginia’s General Assembly …

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is ending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. He explained his basic rationale as being the importance that Trump not win …

Don Scott, Speaker the Virginia House of Delegates, has had a meteoric rise in the Statehouse. The Delegates unanimously voted him in as Speaker on Wednesday. Shaban Athuman/VPM hide caption …

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Amalija Knavs, mother of first lady Melania Trump, walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, June 18, 2017. Knavs has died, according to an announcement by …

Don Scott, a rising star among Virginia Democrats with a unique story, is about to be voted in as speaker of the Virginia state House.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, a federal appeals court hears arguments over one of the indictments of former President Trump. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The court considers whether the United States can …

NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee about the compromise framework for a 2024 spending plan, and the response from inside the GOP congressional conference.

Former South Carolina governor and presidential hopeful Nikki Haley was responsible for bringing down the Confederate flag in her state — but failed to identify slavery as the cause of …