Consider This from NPR

On Thursday, President Trump gave a primetime address in which he sowed doubts about the integrity of U.S. election.

He tried to convince Americans that the election system was vulnerable to fraud, but offered no new evidence that details any fraudulent votes.

Instead, he declassified intelligence documents that he says will demonstrate "shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure."

What's in these documents - and what do they tell us about how elections are run in the US?

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After weeks of competition, the World Cup final is set: Argentina and Spain will face off for the coveted title.

Sunday's match will be the culmination of the biggest World Cup tournament to date.

What has it taught us?

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This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Tyler Bartlam, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.

It was edited by William Troop and Tinbete Ermyas.

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Todd Blanche is President Trump's pick for Attorney General. He's currently in that role in an acting capacity and hopes to convince lawmakers to give him the job officially.

But Blanche's nomination is facing pushback over criticisms that the Department of Justice has become politicized and over his handling of the Epstein files.

What did we learn after the first day of his confirmation hearings?

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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam, Megan Lim, and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.

It was edited by Anna Yukhananov, Maureen Pao and Tinbete Ermyas.

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There have been at least 9 deaths tied to immigration enforcement actions since President Trump returned to the White House. Four of them have been this year.

What's going on - and can anything be done to keep people safe?

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This episode was produced by Vincent Acovino, Kadin Mills and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.

Our director is Jonas Adams.

It was edited by Christopher Intagliata and Tinbete Ermyas.

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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By now, you've probably felt it: prices are up.

The spike in gas prices have helped push annual inflation to its highest levels in three years — around 4.2 percent.

With prices creeping up, how are Americans coping?

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NPR's Scott Horsley contributed reporting to this episode. 

It was produced by Kai McNamee and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Zo van Ginhoven. Our director is Jonas Adams.

It was edited by Tinbete Ermyas.

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