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South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, face their first major electoral challenge in the election next week, and the prospect of dipping below 50% of the vote for the first time in their 30 years in power. NPR's Africa correspondent reports from their final rally in Soweto, Johannesburg.

The Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Monday night in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC and its streaming service Peacock. Keenan Thompson, of Saturday Night Live, will emcee the ceremony.

The Southeast Asian nation holds a general election this weekend — the second time since the military ceded absolute power in 2011. There's little doubt the National League for Democracy will win.

Erie County, Pa., was won narrowly by Donald Trump in 2016. NPR talks with the heads of the county's Democratic and Republican parties about what get-out-the-vote efforts look like in the pandemic.

We look at what a fragmented Republican party means for President Biden's agenda, as well as what his trip to both sides of the southern border today will accomplish.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, about the party's plans to quickly nominate a new candidate for president. Biden dropped out on Sunday.

Donald Trump's latest controversial comments are stealing the spotlight in the presidential campaign — leaving many in his party worried about his prospects against Hillary Clinton.

The Justice Department charged six Russian intelligence officers in a globe-spanning campaign of cyberattacks, ranging from damaging Ukraine's power grid to targeting the 2018 Olympics and more.

Army Surgeon General Kevin Kiley has abruptly stepped down, requesting retirement. He is the third top Army official to depart amid fallout over the way wounded soldiers were treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is conceding that a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program won't happen any time soon. He had been working toward a March 5 deadline set by the president.