Former President Donald Trump has long made headlines with controversial comments about everything from immigration to trade, but translating those talking points isn't always easy. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
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President Biden makes his way to Air Force One after posing with highway patrol troopers in Mountain View, Calif. on May 10. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks with NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
Is Biden's border plan working? Here's how the top immigration official says it is
Former President Donald Trump greets people after announcing he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2022 as his son, Barron Trump, watches. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee leans against a 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood that has been in his family for years, while campaigning at a parade in Atlanta on April 27. McAfee, the trial judge in the Georgia election interference case, is up for reelection this month in a nonpartisan race. Audra Melton for NPR hide caption
The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection too
In this file photo, migrants board a plane in Harlingen, Texas, on October 18, 2023 for deportation to Venezuela. Veronica G. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis listens during the final arguments in her disqualification hearing on March 1 in Atlanta. She was allowed to remain on the case if a special prosecutor she hired resigned. Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Junior Lopez, owner of JL Boxing Academy in Phoenix, stands outside his business with his wife, Mayrelis Gomez, and their young son. Ben Giles/KJZZ hide caption
Latino voter turnout is growing in Arizona. Senate hopefuls are trying to win support
Yajaíra Peñaloza (left) and Marian Araujo pose with their children while waiting for their ride at the Casa Alitas shelter in Tucson, Ariz., on March 26. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption
Migrants claiming asylum can be allowed into the U.S. Here's how it works
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on May 1 at Avflight Saginaw in Freeland, Mich. Nic Antaya/Getty Images hide caption
Trump's speeches follow a familiar playlist, featuring greatest hits among new tunes
President Biden arrives to speak at the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 7. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Álvaro Enciso places crosses at sites where migrants are known to have died in the borderland, this cross represents the death of Nolberto Torres-Zayas just east of Arivaca, Arizona on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Torres-Zayas died of hyperthermia in 2009, not far from a Humane Borders water cache that had been vandalized and drained. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption
Is it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out
A "Vote Here Tuesday" sign is seen in Burlington, Vt., in 2020. In 2023, the city voted to allow non-U.S. citizens who are in the country legally to vote in local elections. But their turnout remains low. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., spoke with students as a surrogate for the Biden-Harris reelection campaign at college campuses across Wisconsin, a state that had the highest youth turnout in the country in the 2022 midterms. Jeongyoon Han/NPR hide caption
Actor Mark Hamill, wearing a pair of aviator shades he said he got from President Biden, makes a surprise appearance in the White House daily press briefing on May 3. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Luis Escarraman spent $139 when he picked up some vitamin C and a few items of clothing for himself and his daughter. "I need to work extra to get what I used to have before," he told NPR. Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption
Voters in this 'boomerang' county say they're nostalgic for the Trump economy
President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Virginia on Jan. 23, to campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in the upcoming presidential election. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., on Wednesday. A pair of rallies in the pivotal states of Wisconsin and Michigan are his first campaign trail appearances since his trial in New York over alleged campaign finance violations started. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
Thousands of abortion rights protesters rallied in Tampa on Oct. 2, 2021. Stephanie Colombini/WUSF hide caption
Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South
Anti-abortion rights advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona state Capitol on April 17 in Phoenix. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption
Christian conservatives wrestle with shifting GOP stance on Arizona abortion ban
The 2024 presidential race remains extremely close between President Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to the latest polling from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist. Evan Vucci/AP; Eduardo Munoz/pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
NPR poll: Democrats fear fascism, and Republicans worry about a lack of values
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee speaks about the Senate version of the Equal Representation Act during a January press conference in Washington, D.C. The bill is one of at least a dozen GOP proposals to exclude some or all non-U.S. citizens from a special census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state." Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption