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A federal judge in Georgia upheld a revised congressional map that creates a new Black district, and protects the state’s Republican seats in Congress. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A federal judge …

The Texas State Legislature had a busy 2023. While its conservative lawmakers grabbed headlines, a quiet staffing change made it a historic year for the two women in charge of …

The Biden administration is seeking a bipartisan compromise on border legislation. The Supreme Court is anticipated to take up ballot challenges lodged against Donald Trump in the new year.

We look at the impact of Nikki Haley’s gaffe on the campaign trail, Trump’s place on the Michigan and Maine primary ballots and what Biden can do about tightening security …

NPR’s Adrian Ma speaks with law professor Harry Litman about former President Donald Trump being removed from Maine’s primary ballot and the prospect of the Supreme Court weighing in on …

Michael Cohen arrives at New York Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial on Oct. 25, 2023 in New York. Cohen says he unwittingly passed along …

Maine is now the second state to bar former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot. NPR’s A Martinez talks to David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and …

It was a very newsy year for Congress, but lawmakers did not manage to pass much legislation. Only 27 bills passed through both chambers. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Congress was in …

Elections for many national governments and the European Parliament, seen here in Brussels in 2020, will take place in 2024. Experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad …

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