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Harris in Texas, Georgia On Edge, Menendez Brothers Case

2024/10/25
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Both presidential candidates are in Texas, a traditionally red state with changing demographics. The focus is on the Senate race and the potential for Texas to flip.
  • Texas demographics are changing with a younger and more diverse population.
  • Reproductive rights have become a major focus in the Senate race.
  • Democrats see a potential to flip the Senate seat with support from Vice President Harris.

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T​he presidential candidates are racing around the seven swing states and today they're both in Texas — one of the reddest states in the country. Swing states like Georgia are on edge as the FBI warns state and local officials that extremists with election grievances could turn to violence in the coming weeks. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is recommending that the Menendez brothers be resentenced and released from prison. And President Biden is set to make a formal apology for the federal government's Native American Boarding schools. *Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Padma Rama, Denise Rios, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woefle. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Klein. We get engineering support from Patrick Mu. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)