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Biden to deliver a prime-time speech about democracy in Philadelphia

Biden to deliver a prime-time speech about democracy in Philadelphia

President Joe Biden travels to Philadelphia to deliver a speech about what the White House calls the "battle for the soul of the nation" outside Independence Hall. The speech comes two months before the midterm elections and as his travel schedule, especially to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has ramped up.
by NPR Staff and The Associated Press

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Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election

Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election

Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman elected to Alaska’s House seat, which was held for 49 years by Republican Don Young.
by The Associated Press

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Senator Klobuchar debriefs her conversation with President Zelensky in Ukraine

Senator Klobuchar debriefs her conversation with President Zelensky in Ukraine

Minnesota’s Senior U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has spent most of the past week in Ukraine with Ohio’s Republican Senator Rob Portman visiting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Sen. Klobuchar talked with Cathy Wurzer about the trip.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Klobuchar visits Ukraine: 'They will not be beaten down'

Klobuchar visits Ukraine: 'They will not be beaten down'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Ukraine this week and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, just before the United Nations inspectors made their way toward Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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Trump team may have hidden or moved classified material, DoJ says

Trump team may have hidden or moved classified material, DoJ says

The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate
by The Associated Press

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Local libraries have become a major political and cultural battleground

Local libraries have become a major political and cultural battleground

In Lafayette, La., like elsewhere in the nation, conservative groups are demanding removal of books they consider unsuitable for young readers. Many librarians see it as an attack on civil liberties.
by John Burnett

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