Politics

WATCH: Boeing officials testify in NTSB hearing about 737 MAX door plug blowout

By David Koenig, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug that later blew off an Alaska Airlines jet.

Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate

By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Steve Karnowski, Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families.

Harris VP pick: Here's how Americans feel about Tim Walz

By Laura Santhanam

Vice President Kamala Harris has officially announced her pick for running mate and many Americans don’t know much about him, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

Black women in Georgia discuss their key election issues and Harris' historic campaign

By Laura Barrón-López, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mary Fecteau, Ian Couzens

Monday marked the final round of online balloting by Democratic delegates, officially making Vice President Kamala Harris the first Black and South Asian woman to secure the presidential nomination from one of the two major parties. Laura Barrón-López traveled to…

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the importance of Harris' running mate decision

By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the benefits of Kamala Harris' running mate options, the latest campaign fundraising reports and Donald Trump's…

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Court rules Google's search engine dominance is antitrust violation and illegal

By Matthew Barakat, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.

Supreme Court ends Missouri's long shot effort to lift Trump hush-money gag order

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The decision comes Monday after the Missouri attorney general had argued in the unusual request that the New York gag order wrongly limits what the GOP presidential nominee could say on the campaign trail and Trump's eventual sentence could affect…

Kamala Harris poised to officially become Democratic nominee after roll call vote

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris' coronation as the Democrats' standard-bearer for the 2024 presidential election is soon becoming official.

Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, likely in line for high-ranking post if Trump wins 2nd term

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

A chief architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post if Trump wins a second term.

Rally venues and dates are set, the only thing missing for Harris' campaign blitz is her VP pick

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The dates are set. The venues are chosen. The only thing missing from this week’s campaign blitz with Kamala Harris and her 2024 running mate is the name of that running mate.