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Stacey Abrams is chosen as Howard University’s chair for race and Black politics : NPR

Stacey Abrams is chosen as Howard University’s chair for race and Black politics : NPR
Stacey Abrams is chosen as Howard University’s chair for race and Black politics : NPR

Then-Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks to the media on May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Abrams was appointed Wednesday as Howard University’s first chair for race and Black politics.

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Then-Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks to the media on May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Abrams was appointed Wednesday as Howard University’s first chair for race and Black politics.

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Stacey Abrams, the former two-time Georgia gubernatorial candidate, is joining the faculty at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the school announced Wednesday.

Abrams, a former Democratic leader in the Georgia House, will serve as the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics. In her new role, Abrams will lead research across the university on political issues impacting Black Americans in addition to working with other faculty members on these issues, the university said in a news

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April 9, 2023 by Politics

Trump fallout, tax cuts, Kildee’s cancer: Your guide to Michigan politics

Trump fallout, tax cuts, Kildee’s cancer: Your guide to Michigan politics

👋 Happy Sunday! No snappy intro to this week’s newsletter, just a reminder that we’re living through unprecedented times.

Donald Trump on Thursday became the first ex-president to be indicted for a crime, when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a long-awaited grand jury decision.

  • This historic development, including the responses rippling through Michigan, tops our five big stories of the week.
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FILE: Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP

That’s how former Michigan congressman Peter Meijer described Trump’s indictment on charges likely related to an alleged $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.

🔴 Republicans like Meijer quickly came to Trump’s defense on social media, arguing the prosecution is politically motivated and is setting a damaging precedent.

  • It’s “a mockery of our justice system,” U.S.
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April 5, 2023 by Politics

The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR
The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR

Former U.S. President Donald Trump exits after speaking during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump exits after speaking during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas.

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How will American politics change now that a former president, Donald Trump, is facing criminal prosecution for the first time in the country’s nearly two and a half centuries of existence?

The podcast is produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It is edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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April 3, 2023 by Politics

Senate Banking Committee faces intense 2024 politics in bank collapse hearings

Senate Banking Committee faces intense 2024 politics in bank collapse hearings

WASHINGTON — Bank failures have put a spotlight on the Senate Banking Committee as it eyes its first hearing into the jittery financial sector. The panel is packed with important players in the 2024 election, which could influence their approaches to an investigation into two of the largest bank collapses in U.S. history.

The roster includes numerous vulnerable red-state Democrats who are running for re-election, a group of progressive populists, an expected Republican presidential candidate and the GOP’s Senate campaign chief, setting up a politically tense environment that underscores the challenges of agreeing on a path forward.

It all comes at a time of rising populist sentiments in both parties as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican primary front-runner, offer contrasting prognoses for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank as they seek to rally voters.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat and chairman of the

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March 28, 2023 by Politics

Politics is changing Florida’s brand

Politics is changing Florida’s brand
Politics is changing Florida’s brand

About a year ago, in this space, I wrote a series of columns about how much Sarasota was changing.  These columns triggered more and longer emails than at any other time I have been a columnist here at the Herald-Tribune.  The thrust of the columns was that the sleepy, cultured, beautiful, affordable slice of paradise we call Sarasota was fast becoming unrecognizable.

Since that time, and for the first time since I have lived here, I have had numerous conversations with people about how Sarasota is turning unpleasant.  The most frequent complaints have been around housing costs, traffic gridlock, overdevelopment, and the real issue of employers being unable to attract employees from out of state due to these problems.

Sarasota is going through what many other beautiful places have faced. People vacation at a place, fall in love with it, and either buy a second home or move to it. 

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March 28, 2023 by Politics

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