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The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mairav Zonszein, the Senior Israel Analyst for the International Crisis Group, about what the war in Gaza means politically for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A wave of political assassinations has swept across Mexico during this election season. One candidate was violently killed on her first day of campaigning.

Judges heard arguments this week over whether North Carolina’s new Congressional and Legislative districts are unconstitutional and should be struck down. Meanwhile, Republican legislative leaders offered a hint that Medicaid expansion could receive serious consideration at the General Assembly later this year. Host Jeff Tiberii reviews the week in North Carolina politics with Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation.

Jet manufacturer Boom Supersonic plans to create more than 1,700 jobs and invest half a billion dollars in Guilford County. This week in state politics saw the major economic development announcement, new jobs numbers, rumblings of a Supreme Court pick from North Carolina, as well as the latest veto from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. Rob Schofield and Donna King join host Jeff Tiberii to discuss it all.

Writer Joseph Fink is a big fan of the Durham-based band The Mountain Goats. Fink is the co-creator of hit podcasts like “Welcome to Night Vale” and…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is a key ally of President Trump's, helping get his domestic policy bill passed by the Senate. It is a dramatic reversal from their days as virtual political enemies.

The war in Yemen is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Reporters were recently given access to a part of the war zone, where the conflict has become a bloody battleground.

With less than a week before midterm elections, NPR checks in with voters around the country to find out how they're feeling, given the violent events last week and politically charged rhetoric.

Several elected officials from North Carolina are in the mix for positions within President-elect Joe Biden's administration. State Environmental…