Morning news brief

By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published September 5, 2024 at 4:08 AM EDT

Lawyers for ex-President Trump and the DOJ are to appear in federal court today. Seven states get almost all the presidential campaign traffic. U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaign.

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A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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