President Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday night in Atlanta. Find out how to watch and what to watch for.
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Will Trump give the familiar VP storyline a new makeover in Milwaukee?
Our system has long ago absorbed the lesson that vice presidents are chosen largely for effect, despite all the rhetoric about someone being the “most qualified person” to be “a heartbeat away.”
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6 things Trump says at his rallies and what they really mean
Former President Donald Trump loves acronyms, but his sayings have become increasingly varied. NPR analyzes six of Trump’s most common catchphrases on the campaign trail in 2024.
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Trump challenges Biden to cognitive test, but confuses name of doctor who tested him
Donald Trump on Saturday night suggested President Joe Biden “should have to take a cognitive test,” only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence.
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1, judge says
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is expected to seek a stay of the judge’s order, which could delay his prison surrender date.
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Trump confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech
Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults.
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Prosecutors rest their case against Trump in the hush money case. Now it’s his turn
Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen finished testifying in the New York case on Monday. The duration of Trump’s own defense is not known, though they have already begun calling witnesses.
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How does Trump’s trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy
The Trump’s Trials team breaks down why prosecutors have a timeline problem, what Michael Cohen’s testimony so far has shown, and why it may all come down to a question of sex and privacy in the end.
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At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is ‘still the way’
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden’s Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance – and future of – democracy.
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Trump’s New York criminal trial could head to jury deliberation as soon as next week
Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen has spent a third day of testifying against him. He alleges Trump knew about the deal with an adult film star to keep quiet about an alleged affair.