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After being drafted to work the polls, Joe Ricceri is now a volunteer with the Douglas County Election Commission in Omaha, Neb.

Poll workers can be hard to find. In Nebraska, election officials can draft them

Nebraska has a unique solution to staffing elections: It allows counties to draft workers. Omaha's Douglas County is the only one to regularly use it. Here’s how the jury duty-like system works.

PEPFAR, the U.S. multibillion dollar effort to fight HIV/AIDS, funds organizations such as the Coptic hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. PEPFAR, in the cross-hairs of abortion opponents, will likely not be reauthorized, though partners would continue to receive funding.

What's behind the debate to re-authorize PEPFAR, the widely hailed anti-HIV effort?

The program launched by President George W. Bush is credited with saving 25 million lives. Some in Congress want this year's reauthorization tied to language that PEPFAR will not "promote abortion."

Republican presidential candidates former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott participate in the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on Thursday in Miami.

Here are some of the memorable moments in the third GOP presidential debate

Republican candidates seeking the nomination for the 2024 presidential nomination took the stage Wednesday night in Miami. But once again, in his absence, frontrunner Donald Trump commands attention.

Republican presidential candidates (from left) former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the NewsNation Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Alabama on Dec. 6 in Tuscaloosa.

Poll: Where Republican candidates align with most Americans — and where they don't

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll tested policy positions on some of the most hot-button political issues facing the country — from abortion rights and gender identity, to immigration and spending.

Poll: Where Republican candidates align with most Americans — and where they don't

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll tested policy positions on some of the most hot-button political issues facing the country — from abortion rights and gender identity, to immigration and spending.

Pioneer talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88

The broadcaster was hailed as the father of the modern audience-participation daytime talk show. Donahue's taste for controversial and polarizing subjects birthed a new genre of television.

President Biden speaks next to former President Barack Obama onstage during a campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles on June 15,

Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices

Former President Donald Trump cemented the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. If Trump wins again, Biden said "one of the scariest parts" would be his power to fill upcoming vacancies.

6 takeaways from the third Republican primary debate

At the GOP debate in Miami, five Republicans sparred over top issues include the Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine, China, abortion and Social Security. Here's what you need to know.

The presidential candidates keep coming to Michigan. Here’s where. And why.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, former Republican President Donald Trump, and their running mates continue to make near-weekly stops in Michigan. On this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore where the presidential candidates are heading and what it tells us about their campaign strategies in the final weeks of Election 2024. Plus, looking ahead to next week’s U.S. Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Elissa Slotkin.

A Chicago police officer takes a picture of people posing before a mural of Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Democratic National Convention.

What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts

To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen.

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