Alejandra Marquez Janse
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Politics
A look at Matt Gaetz's rise through Florida politics
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tampa Bay Times reporter Kirby Wilson about the nomination of Congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General and his rise through Florida politics.
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Politics
Did Democrats lose on the economy or the culture wars? Three strategists weigh in
After last week's losses, Democrats have pointed fingers, laid blame, and second-guessed themselves. NPR called three strategists to look ahead instead and ask: Where does the party go from here?
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National
White House tours get a revamp for the first time in decades
About 10,000 people a week come to visit the White House. But until this month, they got a public tour which hadn’t changed in decades.
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Politics
The aftermath of the 'island of garbage' Puerto Rico comment at the Trump rally
Donald Trump made a campaign stop in New York Sunday at a rally in Madison Square Garden. What’s making big headlines today are the racist and misogynistic jokes from the speakers before him.
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Pete Rose, all-time hits leader who was then banned from baseball, has died at 83
Baseball great Pete Rose has died. He's known as MLB's all-time hits leader, but was banned from the sport in 1989 for gambling. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Keith O'Brien about Rose’s legacy.
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Politics
Harris heads to Pittsburgh (again) to make a manufacturing pitch to voters
Vice President Harris is trying to win over undecided voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. Former President Donald Trump also talked about manufacturing policy this week in Georgia.
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Politics
Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan urges fellow conservatives to vote for Harris
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan -- a lifelong Republican -- about why he's endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris this election.
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Politics
Georgia's young voters could be decisive this election, so they're mobilizing
As the presidential race ramps up in Georgia, one vital voting demographic is mobilizing and hoping to impact the race: young people.
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Politics
The New Georgia Project aims to reach 1 million residents – one door at a time
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from the swing state of Georgia on efforts to rally Republican and Democratic voters.
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Global Health
A massive polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of Polio Eradication for the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean region, about the effort to administer some 600,000 vaccines in Gaza.