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Stephen Fowler

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Stephen Fowler is a political reporter with NPR's Washington Desk and will be covering the 2024 election based in the South. Before joining NPR, he spent more than seven years at Georgia Public Broadcasting as its political reporter and host of the Battleground: Ballot Box podcast, which covered voting rights and legal fallout from the 2020 presidential election, the evolution of the Republican Party and other changes driving Georgia's growing prominence in American politics. His reporting has appeared everywhere from the Center for Public Integrity and the Columbia Journalism Review to the PBS NewsHour and ProPublica.

He graduated from Emory University with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, where he served as the Executive Digital Editor of The Emory Wheel and was part of the inaugural cohort of the Georgia News Lab, a yearlong investigative journalism program for college students.

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Friday

Former President Trump accepts the GOP presidential nomination for the 3rd time

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Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, embraces the firefighter uniform of Corey Comperatore as he speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after officially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

J.D. Vance will introduce himself to voters with a primetime speech at the RNC

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Monday

Donald Trump becomes nominee and makes VP pick at RNC

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Sen. J.D. Vance’s selection as Trump’s running mate comes as the Republican Party leans into the former president’s MAGA messaging that has fired up the party’s base yet could alienate a broader audience needed to win in November. Joe Maiorana/AP hide caption

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Friday

Arizona Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani speaks at the opening of a "Trump Force 47" campaign office in Casa Grande, Ariz. Ben Giles/NPR hide caption

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Trump Force 47 in AZ/GA

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Tuesday

The Republican Party lays out its 2024 policy platform

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Monday

RNC Platform vote

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Saturday

In a post-debate rally, Biden showcases a different side

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Friday

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a post-debate campaign rally on June 28, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Last night President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. Allison Joyce/Getty Images hide caption

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The set of the presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton on Friday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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There are signs Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign is struggling

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Monday

The latest on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s struggling presidential campaign

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Friday

In this file photo from 2022, Libertarian Chase Oliver, then a candidate for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat, listens during a debate in Atlanta, Ga. The Libertarian Party nominated party activist Oliver for president as the party's candidate in the 2024 election, rejecting former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after they each spoke at the party's convention. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File) Ben Gray/AP hide caption

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As voters suffer presidential election deja vu, Chase Oliver wants to be another option

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Sunday

President Biden and former President Trump face off in CNN debate next week

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Thursday

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks in front of President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, Feb. 28, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential campaign has drawn supporters who don't see themselves represented by Democrats or Republicans. Although he likely won't win the 2024 presidential election, who shows up to vote for him could help determine if President Biden or former President Donald Trump do. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Who is an RFK Jr. voter?

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Friday

This combination photo shows Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on May 1 in Waukesha, Wis., left, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a campaign event, Oct. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention Saturday, courting a segment of the conservative electorate that's often skeptical of the former president's bombast while trying to ensure attendees aren't drawn to independent White House hopeful Kennedy Jr. AP/AP hide caption

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Trump and RFK aren't Libertarians, but are speaking at the party's convention

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Sunday

President Biden speaks to graduating students at the Morehouse College commencement Sunday in Atlanta. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is 'still the way'

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Biden will address the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College. Protests are expected

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Wednesday

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, May 11, 2024. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Trump Has A Vision For His Second Term. Here's How He Talks About It

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Saturday

Trump's speeches follow a familiar playlist, featuring greatest hits among new tunes

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