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Fake Electors, Trump's Legal Battles, Asylum Rule Challenge

Michigan's attorney general has announced charges against 16 people who served as fake electors following the 2020 election. Former President Trump says he's been notified that he's a target in the special counsel's investigation of the January 6 insurrection. And President Biden's immigration policy on asylum seekers is challenged in court. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news">Subscribe</a> to the Up First newsletter. Up First is produced by Nina Kravinsky and Shelby Hawkins. Our editors are Reena Advani, Catherine Laidlaw, Russell Lewis, Denice Rios and Alice Woelfle. Our technical director is Zac Coleman with engineering support from Stacey Abbott. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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