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The 20 people charged with voter fraud were among more than 11 million Florida voters who cast ballots in the 2020 election.

On "The Takeout" podcast this week, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez joins host Major Garrett to talk about Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections.

Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.

Verbal attacks on federal law enforcement after the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate have become enmeshed with Republican criticism of a Democratic spending bill.

The debate over a limited set of circumstances in which abortion could be legal is causing divisions among Republican lawmakers in some states.

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Prior to the ruling, abortions were legal in North Carolina until fetal viability, which generally falls between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.

Liz Cheney just got trounced by a Trump-backed candidate - but the ex-president's critic isn't going away.

Now that President Joe Biden signed Democrats' expansive climate, tax and health care bill into law, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has directed the IRS to develop a plan within six months outlining how the tax agency will overhaul its technology, customer service and hiring processes. In part, the improvements are meant to “end the two-tiered tax system, where most Americans pay what they owe, but those at the top of the distribution often do not," Yellen said in a Tuesday memo to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig, whose term ends in three months. Yellen has called for the IRS to “fully resolve the inventory backlog and make significant improvements in taxpayer services," “to overhaul an information technology system that is decades out of date” and invest and train employees “so they can identify the most complex evasion schemes by those at the top."

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney framed her primary Tuesday as “the beginning of the battle” for the future of American democracy. She is widely expected to lose to Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman.

The U.S. government is moving forward with its plan to award new tax credits to electric vehicle purchasers.

The legislation has been a year in the making, with tense negotiations leading to a narrower spending package that focuses on climate investments and health care costs.

Before President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, he called the legislation that invests in fighting climate change and aims to reduce health care costs for Americans “one of the most significant laws in our history.”

$700-billion package, aimed at curbing climate change and drug costs, may help Democrats this fall. But it comes at a fraught time for U.S. democracy.

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general says he's following federal guidelines for ongoing probes.

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general has refused congressional requests for documents and staff testimony about the erasure of Secret Service communication related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol.

The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general has refused congressional requests for documents and staff testimony about the erasure of Secret Service communication related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, angering top Democrats who accuse him of unlawfully obstructing their investigation. In an Aug. 8 letter disclosed Tuesday, Inspector General Joseph Cuffari told the leaders of the House Oversight and Homeland Security committees that his office will not comply with their requests for internal documents and sit-down interviews due to the ongoing criminal investigation into deleted Secret Service text messages.

President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and on Tuesday he's signing into law legislation with a slimmer version of that idea.

Big U.S. companies fought the 15% corporate minimum tax in the Inflation Reduction Act, but tax experts say it won't hurt their bottom line all that much.

The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change and would cap prescription drug costs.

With passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the House of Representatives on Friday, the U.S. Congress passed a significant effort to address climate change for the first time ever. President Biden indicated he would sign the bill into law this week.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice scoffed Monday at a suggestion by Democratic lawmakers to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state. The Republican governor said the state's abortion law falls under the scrutiny of the Legislature and the attorney general. During a legislative special session initiated by Justice last month, majority Republicans failed to pass legislation criminalizing abortion.

Conservatives turned school policies in Virginia's Loudoun County into a nationwide rallying cry. Now Democrats are fighting to win back parents' votes.

Recent primaries and special elections offer rays of hope that voters prefer the blue party this fall.

Republicans and Democrats increasingly think people in the other party are closed-minded, dishonest, unintelligent and, even, immoral.

The legislation would invest billions into issues impacting Texas and is the result of months of intraparty fighting.

The House used a party-line 220-207 vote to pass the legislation.

The bill would invest billions into issues acutely impacting Texas, including climate change and health care, and is the result of months of intraparty fighting between moderates and progressives.

Called the Inflation Reduction Act, the bill passed the House in a 220 to 207 party-line vote, days after it cleared the Senate in 51 to 50.

A majority of Democrats say it's at least somewhat important to probe the president's son's business activity. Republicans are less enthusiastic about looking into Trump.

The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change.

Democrats have pushed their landmark climate and health care bill through Congress, handing an election-year victory to President Joe Biden.

Up until a few weeks ago, meaningful climate legislation was sidelined in the U.S. Senate. But after months of wrangling votes — and adding concessions to oil and gas companies — Democrats in the Senate have finally passed the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill includes more than $300 billion in climate investments — the highest amount ever allocated by the federal government to tackle climate change. This episode lays out what the bill does, what it doesn't, and tracks the ups and downs of the legislation as it wound its way through Congress.This episode also features reporting by NPR's Laura Benshoff looking at the ways the legislation incentivizes individuals to fight climate change in their everyday life.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

The generic ballot has tightened in recent weeks. The forecast remains murky.

The cheap cost of clean energy enables the country to make great strides. Further steps will be more expensive.

The cancellation of a major music festival in Atlanta has ignited a new fight over Georgia gun laws.

Tens of thousands of Music Midtown festivalgoers are no longer going to descend on Atlanta’s massive Piedmont Park next month to cheer on hip-hop star Future or watch beloved rock band My Chemical Romance take the stage. In fact, some people are convinced Atlanta — center of the nation’s hip-hop music scene — will lose more music festivals and performances on public land as organizers and artists learn that state law makes it nearly impossible for them to stop people from carrying guns among the alcohol-fueled crowds. Live Nation has refused to say why it recently called off September’s Music Midtown, a longtime fixture for pop music lovers.

Fox NewsHosts of the Fox News roundtable show The Five were dismissive of reports that threats have been made against the federal judge in Florida who approved the search warrant that resulted in the FBI raiding former President Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach.Following the Monday raid, right-wing extremists have threatened the judge in online posts, with some sharing what looks to be his home address, phone numbers, and relatives’ names. Accordingly, the judge’s profile was removed from the c

President Biden will be visiting Kiawah Island, in South Carolina for vacation after signing two bipartisan bills.

Special elections can be predictive of the general election, and so far Democrats have been performing better than expected.

Households and businesses felt relief at the gas pump last month, but there is still a long way to go to curbing inflation.

With primaries nearing the end, the stage is set for a nail-biter of a campaign for control of Congress.

The U.S. has renewed credibility on global climate issues and will be able to inspire other nations in their own efforts, experts say, after the Democrats pushed their big economic bill through the Senate on Sunday.

Listen 7 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareMoments after securing passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer took a phone call from President Biden. I like people,” Schumer said in a 45-minute interview Sunday after the big vote. These wins could not come soon enough for Schumer, who became majority leader just after Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021. AdvertisementSchumer came to the job with big expectations, having 40 years of congressional experience — more than anyone who took over as majority leader. AdvertisementA few days later, Schumer’s close friend and predecessor, former majority leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), died.

As supporters urge him to run for president again, the search on Mar-a-Lago has lit a match for Trump.

Senate Democrats' legislation would continue an existing limit on how pass-through businesses can use losses to reduce their tax bills.

Trump has argued that the request for his tax records is politically motivated.

The Senate approved nearly $80 billion in IRS funding with $45.6 billion for "enforcement." Here's who may be affected by more audits.

Just 14,000 votes in Georgia in 2020 and a less than 1 percent of the vote in three key states in 2016 have now both had huge implications for our country.

Rep. Richard Neal, head of the House Ways and Means Committee, first requested the tax information from the IRS in April 2019.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate shows that no one in the United States is above the law — not even a former president.

The White House said that multiple companies, "spurred" by the Biden-backed chips bill, have announced more than $44 billion in new semiconductor investments.

The nearly 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy for Joe Biden.

GOV. GLENN YOUNGKIN is not one to give up on a bad idea just because, well, it’s a bad idea.

DELIVERING and hearing criticism is not something innate to any of us. Rather, it’s one of the many so-called soft skills that must be learned.

The FBI is raiding Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump's resort home in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said.

Last week's primary in Pinal County was marred by ballot issues, giving both Republicans and Democrats opportunity to push their respective narratives about election administration.

Elon Musk says that because SpaceX has government contracts, the billionaire was drug tested for a year after smoking weed on the Joe Rogan Experience in 2018.

A proposed tax tweak to carried interest, compensation paid to private equity and hedge fund managers, didn't survive in the final Inflation Reduction Act.

The Democratic-led Senate has passed a raft of significant legislation over the last several weeks, culminating in the Inflation Reduction Act.

The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems.

The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats have made changes in their giant economic bill that include paring part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations.

Reining in the soaring prices of insulin has thus far been elusive in Congress, although Democrats say they’ll try again — as part of their economic package that focuses on health and climate.

Senate Democrats say they have reached an accord on changes to their marquee economic legislation, clearing the major hurdle to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s leading election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days.

Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.”.

Two powerful House Democrats from New York are declining to say whether President Joe Biden should run for the White House again in 2024.

Some states have moved ahead with plans of their own to boost child care subsidies after a national effort by Democrats in Washington stalled.

The Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a woman’s federal constitutional right to abortion has scrambled the political dynamics heading into the November elections, when control of Congress is at stake.

The House has approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change — that have caused billions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses in recent years.

As the Senate contemplates legislation to protect same-sex marriages, there has been a sharp shift in Republican support for the issue.

President Joe Biden’s initial effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems had a price tag of $4 trillion.

The Senate has passed a bill that's designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States.

The law was made unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 2003, but Justice Clarence Thomas recently suggested that the court should reconsider it.

A Pennsylvania representative attended the same-sex wedding of his son three days after voting against legislation to protect the recognition of same-sex marriages.

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide.

About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices.

Democratic lawmakers are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion, as lawmakers, regulators and the Biden administration grapple with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling ending the constitutional protections for abortion.

Republicans are starting to pay more attention to Texas Senate District 27 — the only competitive Senate seat in November — but whether they will go all in remains an open question.

A ban on certain semi-automatic weapons is moving forward in the House.

The request for a public health emergency declaration was part of a set of recommendations to allow abortion access to Texans who might not be able to travel out of state.

Hinojosa, who became party chair in 2012, was among those who were the target of Democratic frustration over the party’s lack of gains in Texas in the 2020 election.

Attendees in Dallas seemed energized by the state’s abortion ban, lax gun laws and power grid failures. But they also knew they face major headwinds.

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has raised nearly $32 million in his bid for Texas governor during the first half of 2022.

Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott entered this year with a much larger war chest and still has the financial upper hand in the race. He raised $24.9 over the same time period.

A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate.

Hinojosa, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party since 2012, is running for reelection against two challengers, Kim Olson and Carroll G. Robinson, at the party’s biennial convention this weekend in Dallas.

The Biden administration and Democrats are warning of dire consequences if Congress fails to act on computer chips legislation.

The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Democratic gubernatorial challenger plans to hold 70 public events in more than 65 counties.

A federal appeals court has narrowed the range of documents House Democrats are entitled to in their years-long investigation of Donald Trump’s finances.

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows an upheaval in priorities just months before critical midterm elections.

The European Union’s parliament has called for abortion safeguards to be enshrined in the EU’s fundamental rights charter.

State legislatures will be in the spotlight as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the power to regulate abortion to the states.

The Republican governor is stressing one of his biggest advantages — money — as he faces a competitive challenge for reelection.

A new poll shows an overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats.

President Joe Biden’s top health official says that “every option is on the table” when it comes to helping women access abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution.

Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success.

The Democratic nominee faces an uphill battle in his challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott, and the Legislature is likely to remain under Republican control.