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President Donald Trump speaks the Republican National Committee convention site, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections

Watch live: 2020 Republican National Convention – Night one

Key speakers for Night 1 of the Republican National Convention: Donald Trump, Jr., Sen. Tim Scott, and Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina.

6 years ago

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn into the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,” in Rayburn House Office Building on Monday, August 25, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool)
Elections
National

‘What the heck are you doing?’: Dejoy faces tough questions from Congress about the USPS

DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm in mid-June.

6 years ago

RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks to delegates in the Charlotte Convention Center’s Richardson Ballroom in Charlotte, NC on Monday, August 24.  The delegates have gathered for the roll call vote to renominate Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and Mike Pence to be Vice President.

(Travis Dove for The New York Times)
Elections

Live updates: 2020 Republican National Convention

Follow updates and analysis below throughout the day as the 2020 RNC kicks off.

6 years ago

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
NPR
National

Kellyanne Conway to leave White House job, citing family concerns

Conway, whose official title is counselor to the president, is known for her tenacious defense of administration policy in frequent appearances on cable television.

6 years ago

President Trump
NPR
Elections
National

The Republican National Convention starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know

President Trump will accept the nomination from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, though he is also expected to take part in all four nights of the convention.

6 years ago

Ballots are stored at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus, Ohio, on April 28, the final day of that state's primary election. An NPR analysis finds that more than 500,000 absentee ballots were rejected in primaries this year.
NPR
Elections
National

More than 550,000 primary absentee ballots rejected in 2020, far outpacing 2016

Tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected in key battleground states, where November's outcome could be determined by a small number of votes.

6 years ago

A person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mail box
NPR
Elections
National

House approves bill that blocks changes at Postal Service until after the election

In a rare Saturday session, the House passed the measure by a vote of 257 to 150, with 26 Republicans siding with Democrats to approve the bill.

6 years ago

Organizers from several groups outside a church in North Philadelphia for a voter outreach event targeting Puerto Rican residents, immigrants, and formerly incarcerated individuals to give them information on voting rights. (Zachariah Hughes/WHYY)
Elections
Immigration

Organizers push to register more Puerto Ricans in PA ahead of elections

In the year after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvania was the second most common destination for Puerto Ricans relocating to the mainland.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The House is set for a rare Saturday session to pass legislation to halt changes in the Postal Service and provide $25 billion in emergency funds. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Elections
National

‘Ignore’ Trump, Pelosi says, as House debates postal funds

Democrats are poised to pass legislation to reverse recent changes in postal operations and send emergency funds to help the agency before the November election.

6 years ago

In this image from video, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a video virtual hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on the U.S. Postal Service during COVID-19 and the upcoming elections, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (US Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs via AP)
Government Accountability
National

Postmaster: No pre-election return of mail boxes, equipment

His testimony raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election.

6 years ago

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., acknowledged a technical glitch, not dissatisfaction with the postal service, led him to blurt out a triple F-bomb. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Elections
Politics

Sen. Carper admits ‘technology’ led to triple F-bomb outburst in postal hearing

Carper later tried to spin his profane utterings as a symptom of his frustration with delays and changes, but acknowledged a technical glitch was the reason.

6 years ago

A person drops into a mail box applications for mail-in ballots
Elections
National

Second Dem lawsuit claims USPS changes will harm mail voting

The attorneys general who sued are in California, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

6 years ago

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., takes her place at the podium to speak before the light go up on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Radio Times
Elections
Politics

Unpacking the 2020 Democratic National Convention

Today we discuss the speakers, the speeches, and the message the Democrats are sending to voters.

Air Date: August 21, 2020 10:00 am

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Supporters watch Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speak, during the final day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, on a screen at a drive-in theater watch party during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Elections
National

Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic convention

A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats — a gathering in name only — delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden.

6 years ago

A tanker train crosses the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. A proposed new rule that would allow liquefied natural gas to be transported by rail is being challenged because safety and risk assessments have not been done. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment

No ‘bomb trains’: 14 states aim to take new rule on LNG transport off the rails

Pa., N.J., Del. and 11 other states, plus some environmental groups, are suing to block the new federal regulation, citing the need for safety studies.

6 years ago

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