Democrats' private fears about Biden are slowly going public Democrats have been unable to escape questions about their support for President Biden and some are letting private fears go public. Deirdre Walsh
Bipartisan Senate group pushes ban on lawmaker stock trading Senators from both parties unveiled bipartisan compromise bill that would require all members of Congress, spouses and dependent children to stop buying or selling individual stocks, saying it will help restore confidence in Congress. Deirdre Walsh
Georgia law now makes it easier for citizens to challenge a voter's eligibility In the battleground state of Georgia, it's easier for anyone to challenge voter registrations of people without permanent addresses. Critics say voters who are homeless could be silenced. Stephannie Stokes
Dissecting the GOP platform and what a 2nd Trump term would look like NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Phillip Bump about if the Republican Party's platform, and a policy document called Project 2025 offer clues about Trump's second-term agenda. Steve Inskeep
What can the White House do to control the narrative around Biden's ability? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Begala, former counselor to President Clinton, about the challenge the White House has in controlling the scrutiny surrounding President Biden's ability. Mary Louise Kelly
Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again Maricopa County has been a hotbed of false election claims since 2020. Officials there have some changes planned this year to try to improve election administration and tamp down on misinformation. Ben Giles
How much influence is Christian nationalism gaining? Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, which created Project 2025 — recently said the country is “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
Why Biden's age and competency has dominated media coverage since the debate Media coverage of former President Donald Trump's falsehoods and bluster has been overwhelmed by speculation about whether President Biden will stay in the race.
Ahead of the Republican Convention, Nikki Haley tells her delegates to vote for Trump Even though she wasn't invited to the RNC in Milwaukee, Haley called for unity in the party on Tuesday, urging her convention supporters to vote for former President Donald Trump. Sarah McCammon
The Republican Party lays out its 2024 policy platform The RNC's Platform Committee has adopted former President Donald Trump’s platform, a document that leans into his preferred “America First” stances and steers away from traditional GOP social issues. Leila Fadel
