Politics & Government

Vice Presidential Candidates Prepare To Face Off In Virginia

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Mara Liasson

The candidates for vice president debate Tuesday night in Farmville, Va. It's the only direct match-up between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence in the 2016 campaign.

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Former Employees Question Trump's Story On $916 Million Tax Loss

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Joel Rose

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump is blaming an economic downturn for the massive tax loss he apparently reported in 1995. But former employees and business associates say Trump's own business decisions were mostly to blame.

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Tricia Olson takes a selfie of herself and her son Augustus, or Gus, who sits in his car seat. Olson took three weeks of unpaid leave from her job at a towing company in Rock Springs, Wyo., after giving birth.

On Your Mark, Give Birth, Go Back To Work

6:05pm October 04, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Tricia Olson gave birth to her son and was back on the job three weeks later. Like most Americans, she doesn't get paid family leave, and she's among the 40 percent who don't qualify for unpaid leave.

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New Poll Shows Post-Debate Bump For Democrat Hillary Clinton

5:41pm October 04, 2016

by David Ford

A poll released today shows a post-debate bump for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Supreme Court Hears First Round Of Arguments In New Term

4:32pm October 04, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court started its new term Tuesday short-handed and evenly divided just as it was last spring. That's because the Senate has refused to process President Obama's nominee to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

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Live Fact Check: The Vice Presidential Debate

11:31am October 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence meet in the vice presidential debate Tuesday night.

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For A Navajo Voter In Arizona, Environment, Jobs Are Top Concerns

8:49am October 04, 2016

Majerle Lister lives part-time with his grandmother on the Navajo Nation reservation. He's driven by social justice issues and, after backing Bernie Sanders, is reluctantly supporting Hillary Clinton.

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A Wealthy Retiree Outside GOP-Leaning Phoenix Plans To Vote D

8:49am October 04, 2016

by David Greene

In a city that leans Republican, retired wealthy businessman Lanny Lahr is an anomaly among his friends: He is supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton this election.

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The courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court seen ahead of the start of the term.

Still Down A Justice, Supreme Court Term Is Off To A Restrained Start

8:49am October 04, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Starting the term with an eight-justice court means it could remain short-handed, and often deadlocked, on some of the most controversial, and difficult, issues of the day.

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Trump Makes No Apologies For Tax History: 'I Have Brilliantly Used Those Laws'

8:49am October 04, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Donald Trump embraced the idea that he may have carefully navigated the tax code to avoid paying income taxes as he campaigned in Colorado on Monday.

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