Politics & Government

Democrats Push For Down-Ballot Votes As Clinton Holds Steady In Key States

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Mara Liasson

With presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holding a steady lead in key battleground states, Democrats led by President Obama are turning their attention to down ballot races. From Congress to the legislatures, the party is at a low water mark they hope to correct before Obama leaves office.

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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Brooklyn in the New York state presidential primary on April 19.

Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Pam Fessler

More than 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability. And in the last presidential election, almost a third of voters with disabilities reported having trouble casting their ballots.

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Former Pa. Attorney General Sentenced To 10-23 Months In Jail For Perjury

5:21pm October 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

She was once viewed as a rising star within the Democratic Party. In August, she was convicted on multiple counts after she leaked grand jury information about a rival, then lied about it under oath.

White House Releases Affordable Care Act Insurance Rates

5:00pm October 24, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The White House released information Monday about rates and offerings for the 2017 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment.

Log Cabin Republicans Decline To Endorse Trump Despite Pro-LGBT Leanings

4:29pm October 24, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Gregory T. Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, about the organization's decision not to endorse Donald Trump, even though Angelo calls Trump the most pro-LGBT presidential nominee in Republican Party history.

Voters line up to vote early at the Supervisor of Elections Office in Bradenton, Fla., on Monday. Multiple House districts in the state could flip for the opposite part in this election.

House Top 40: Flipping Control Still A Tough Task For Democrats

4:07pm October 24, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Even with Donald Trump's scandals and a growing lead by Hillary Clinton nationwide, Democrats aren't yet seeing the wave they need to win back control of the House of Representatives.

An AT&T store on Fifth Avenue in New York.

Presidential Campaigns Blast AT&T-Time Warner Merger

12:13pm October 24, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Donald Trump said it put "too much concentration of power in the hands of too few" and Tim Kaine called for "less concentration, especially in the media."

Politics & Government

Presidential Campaigns Spend $40 Per Vote In 1 Arizona County

9:27am October 24, 2016

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Nothing has been normal about this presidential election — including ad spending. Donald Trump early on spent no money. Now he and Hillary Clinton have been targeting some unusual places.

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Politics In The News: Election Day Countdown

5:03am October 24, 2016

With just two weeks until Election Day, David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Jonah Goldberg of the National Review about the bitterly divisive Trump-Clinton showdown.

Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Cleveland on Saturday.

So, Which Is It: Bigly Or Big-League? Linguists Take On A Common Trumpism

7:56pm October 23, 2016

by Tori Whitley

If you've followed the 2016 presidential election, you've probably heard Donald Trump say it: "bigly." Or is that "big-league"? We asked linguists settle the score — and offer a little context, too.