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Court: North Carolina Voter ID Law Targeted Black Voters
A federal court has overturned what's considered one of the nation's broadest restrictive voting laws.
July 29, 2016
America in 2016: Partisan, Fearful and Angry
As Republicans and Democrats begin gathering for their national conventions, the partisan divide between both parties is the widest it's been in at least a quarter century.
July 18, 2016
Study: Election Coverage Skewed By "Journalistic Bias"
A new report finds that just 11 percent of primary coverage focused on the candidates' policy positions, leadership abilities or personal and professional histories.
July 12, 2016
Is Orlando the Attack that Forces Action on Gun Control?
It took just one day for new gun-control legislation to reach Congress following the massacre in Orlando. If recent history is any guide, the bill has almost no chance of success.
June 14, 2016
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Why the Middle Class Matters
Most Americans used to be middle class, but today that number is shrinking. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal explains why.
June 9, 2016
Will Missouri Be the Next State with a Voter ID Law?
Missouri’s initiative comes as voters in 10 other states will face stricter ID requirements for the first time in a presidential election.
May 12, 2016
Exclusive: New Photos Show Bush's Response To 9/11 Attacks
A collection of never-before-seen photographs offer a new window into President George W. Bush's response to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
May 6, 2016
Who Are the New Faces of the Saudi Monarchy?
It's sometimes said that change doesn't come quickly in Saudi Arabia. However, in the 14 months since taking power, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has set in motion a period of transition.
March 29, 2016
What's On Obama's Agenda for the Saudi Arabia Summit?
When President Barack Obama was last in Saudi Arabia 14 months ago, a new king had just taken the throne, the country had not yet intervened in Yemen, and the U.S. nuclear agreement with Iran -- Saudi Arabia's chief rival -- was still being negotiated in secret.
March 29, 2016
