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Watch Live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

By WPLN Staff

October 13, 2020

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Barrett would fill the seat left vacant with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch the hearings live.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Live Coverage: The 2020 Vice Presidential Debate

By WPLN Staff

October 7, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris are debating in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Their only face-off of the 2020 campaign comes with a wave of uncertainty with President Trump undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Follow live updates and fact-checks on the debate.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Election 2020

Live Video Stream: Update On President Trump’s Health

By WPLN Staff

October 5, 2020

Officials are giving periodic updates on President Trump’s condition since he tested positive for the coronavirus. Watch the briefings live.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Live Coverage: The First Presidential Debate Of 2020

By WPLN Staff

September 28, 2020

Follow NPR’s live coverage of the first 2020 presidential election debate, including fact-checking and analysis. President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in Cleveland for the event, moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Election 2020

Live Video Stream: Trump To Announce His Supreme Court Nominee

By WPLN Staff

September 26, 2020

President Trump is announcing his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18. The announcement event is scheduled to begin Saturday at around 5 p.m. Eastern Time (4 p.m. Central). You can watch it live here.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Live Video Stream: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

By WPLN Staff

September 25, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being remembered in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, where she will lie in state in Statuary Hall.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Send Us Your Questions About Voting

By WPLN Staff

September 4, 2020

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We’re sure you have a lot of questions about voting this November — especially about how the process will work amid a pandemic. Are you confused about the rules for voting absentee? Did you send in a ballot? How did it go? Are you planning to go to the polls and wondering what to expect? […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Election 2020

‘One Small Step’ Special From NPR And StoryCorps

By WPLN Staff

August 31, 2020

NPR and StoryCorps have produced a new one-hour special that reflects the potential for public media as a driver of civic dialogue, compassionate listening and national healing. It’s about the importance of conversations between people who have political differences. The special program, One Small Step: Courageous Conversations Across A Growing Divide, will air Sunday, Sept. […]

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Live Video Stream: The March On Washington 57th Anniversary

By WPLN Staff

August 28, 2020

The Rev. Al Sharpton has dubbed the anniversary march on Friday as the “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks,” a name generated from his eulogy at the funeral of slain civilian George Floyd. His death at the hands of police drew people from all over the world into the streets protesting police brutality.

Filed Under: WPLN News

NPR News Special: ‘Summer Of Racial Reckoning’

By WPLN Staff

August 27, 2020

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Since the killing of George Floyd in an arrest by Minneapolis Police on May 25, the summer has unfolded with an outpouring of grief, anger and calls to action. NPR has produced a series of three one-hour radio specials, comprising new reporting as well as NPR’s best reporting on racial injustice, the protests that have […]

Filed Under: NPR News, WPLN News

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