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South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here’s why this year is so poignant

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Amanda Smith

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country’s pivotal first ...

Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries

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Amanda Smith

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top ...

What we learned from David Pecker’s testimony

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Amanda Smith

On the docket: Pecker, wrapped We’ve now finished our first week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial – and ...

Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends Michigan GOP Senate campaign

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Amanda Smith

Former Rep. Peter Meijer, who lost his House seat after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump, has dropped out of a crowded ...

Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes

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Amanda Smith

The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food and Drug Administration years ago. “There ...

The central question hanging over Trump’s legal cases: From the Politics Desk

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Amanda Smith

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest ...

FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations

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Amanda Smith

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of a former Illinois congressman $43,475 for failing to ...

Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan’s Senate race

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Amanda Smith

FILE – Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., speaks with the media late Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Meijer withdrew his ...

Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting

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Amanda Smith

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed ...

Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden‘s administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of ...