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
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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
A voter enters the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter Elementary School in New Orleans to cast a ballot in the 2022 elections. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump attends a news conference with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., on April 12, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Voters take to the polls in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, during the 2022 Midterm Elections at Ladue City Hall in Ladue, Mo. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Abortion rights on the ballot may not be bad news for Republicans everywhere
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Bodyguards keep close watch as Nelson Mandela celebrates his victory in the South African presidential elections of 1994. As the head of the African National Congress, he helped to build the country's new multiracial government and to establish the free elections in which he won his presidency. David Turnley/Corbis/VCG hide caption
30 years since the end of apartheid, is South Africa still an emblem of democracy?
Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City, Fla., on Feb. 28. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow
Former President Trump talks to reporters after his hush-money trial in New York adjourned for the day Thursday. Mark Peterson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A report from Purdue University found that a majority of consumers expect food prices to keep rising in the coming year, which could sour voter sentiment. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks during a forum on Nov. 14, 2022. Meadows has been indicted in Arizona for his alleged efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
The US Supreme Court on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. The Court will hear arguments on April 25, 2024, on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Manuel Vazquez, owner of Coya's artisan ice cream, poses for a photo as he carries a tray of ice pops in the kitchen of his shop in Fort Myers, Fla. Marco Bello for NPR hide caption
Four Americans representing four different perspectives on the U.S. economy. Courtesy of Arch City Defenders, Winton Machine Company, Bhavesh Patel and the Just One Project hide caption
President Biden boards Air Force One in New Castle, Del., on April 22. On Tuesday, he's campaigning in Florida. Julia Nikhinson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A person votes at a polling station in Manhattan during New York's presidential primary on April 2. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
New federal grants aimed to support elections. Many voting officials didn't see a dime
A voter leaves a voting booth in Concord, N.H., the during primary election on Jan. 23, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is alive and well today
President Biden arrives to commemorate Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va., on April 22. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption