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Early voting has begun in the battleground states of Ohio, Virginia and Iowa. Voting booths were set up for early voting Thursday at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo, Iowa. Ahead of Wednesday's first presidential debate, an NPR poll finds President Obama with a 7-point lead nationally, but his GOP challenger, Mitt Romney, is within striking distance.

Ahead Of First Debate, NPR Poll Shows Romney Within Striking Distance

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

Images of dead bodies in Syrian prisons, taken by a Syrian government photographer, are displayed at the United Nations on March 10. The photographer, who goes by the pseudonym Caesar, took the pictures between 2011, when the Syrian uprising began, and 2013, when he fled the country. His photos will be on display at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Documenting Death Inside Syria's Secret Prisons

A Syrian forensic photographer, who goes by Caesar, took thousands of photos of those who have died in Syria's prisons. His photos will be on display in the halls of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.

Brewers from Draught Works and the Denver Beer Co. collaborate on making a huckleberry sour beer last weekend at the Draught Works brewery in Missoula, Mont. The beer was kettle soured before being added to the fermentation tank seen here.

How Brewers Are Churning Out Tangy Sours Without The Hefty Price Tag

Sour beers are made by deliberately adding microbes to create complex brews with a crisp, acidic taste. But that process takes lots of time and money, resulting in a pricey final product. Until now.

Mother Of Sandy Hook Victim Continues Fight For Gun Control After Orlando

Nelba Márquez-Greene has fought for more regulation of guns since her 6-year-old daughter was killed in the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about Orlando.

Political signs in Gilbert, Ariz. are permitted to be larger and stay up longer than "directional" signs like those pointing residents to local church services.

In Battle Over Church Signs, Is Ariz. Town Being 'A Little Unreasonable'?

In a case before the Supreme Court Monday, an Arizona town maintains that Good News Community Church's signs are temporary directional signs for events, and thus limited to 6 square feet.

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives Lucy McBath and Abigail Spanberger meet in front of the U.S. Capitol. Both women represent newly Democratic suburban districts.

Democrats Won The Suburbs. Now They Have To Hold Them

Many of the party's newly-won suburban House districts are previous GOP strongholds that flipped by tiny margins. Republicans are already preparing to take them back.

A resident walks in to cast her vote at a polling station in Maine on June 12, in the state's primary elections. Maine is one of 17 states that has yet to apply for election security money allocated this year by congress.

Bureaucracy And Politics Slow Election Security Funding To States

Congress is giving states $380 million to bolster the security of the 2018 elections. But getting that money out to local election officials has been a slow and laborious process.

A new AARP poll shows protecting Social Security and Medicare are make-or-break issues for Florida voters aged 50 and over.

Judge Weighs Extension Of Florida Voter Registration Deadline

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker gave the state until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to respond to the lawsuit and set an 8 a.m. hearing Thursday to consider the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction.

Florida passed a law this year that will ban most abortions after six weeks. It's scheduled to take effect pending a decision from the state supreme court in a lawsuit that's expected to challenge whether a privacy provision currently in the state constitution protects access to abortion.

After the repeal of Roe, women are fighting to change Florida's constitution to protect abortion

It’s been a little longer than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. In that time, Florida has enacted a law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks and passed a 6-week ban that remains pending. Now, women and other advocates are working to put language in the state constitution that explicitly protects abortion access.

Former Chicago Police Officer Sentenced To Nearly 7 Years For Laquan McDonald Murder

Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 6 years and 9 months in prison on Friday for the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

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