Politics & Government

Politics & Government

GOP Establishment: It's Hard To Get A Fix On Trump's Philosophy

10:44am March 01, 2016

With Donald Trump likely to loom large in Super Tuesday contests, Steve Inskeep talks to Mike Leavitt, the former governor of Utah, for a sense of what the Republican Party establishment is thinking.

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Super Tuesday Wins Would Move Clinton Closer To Democratic Nomination

9:58am March 01, 2016

After a S.C. win, Hillary Clinton is ahead of rival Sen. Bernie Sanders. Renee Montagne talks to Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, which is one of the states holding a nominating contest on Super Tuesday.

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Super Tuesday: Margins Matter In These Key States

8:22am March 01, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are expected to roll to victories in the South, leaving their rivals trying to scrape for wins elsewhere on the biggest voting day of the year so far.

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GOP Candidates Battle To Win Super Tuesday's Delegates

6:48am March 01, 2016

This day has more delegates at stake in both parties than at any other point in the primary process. Donald Trump wants all the GOP delegates — Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are trying to prevent that.

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Clinton Shifts The Battle Away From Sanders And Toward Republicans

6:05am March 01, 2016

Hillary Clinton is taking aim at GOP presidential candidates. Renee Montagne talks to Patti Solis Doyle, Clinton's campaign manager in 2008, about what a win Tuesday night would mean for Clinton.

Donald Trump And His White Supremacist Supporters

9:05pm February 29, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Evan Osnos of The New Yorker magazine for a broad look at the dynamic between the Donald Trump campaign and white supremacist groups.

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As Evangelicals Lose Faith In Cruz, His Campaign Could Be Beyond Resurrection

7:02pm February 29, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

In important Super Tuesday states with a high number of born-again voters, Ted Cruz is losing to Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio is eating into his support with evangelicals.

Clarence Thomas has given speeches or interviews from time to time, but had not asked a question during oral arguments for 10 years.

Clarence Thomas Speaks: After A Decade, Questions From The Quiet Justice

6:01pm February 29, 2016

by Ron Elving

Thomas actually passed the 10-year mark of silence during oral arguments earlier in the month. But that moment was largely overlooked amidst the coverage and controversy surrounding Scalia's death.

Donald Trump Looks To Solidify Front-Runner Status On Super Tuesday

4:55pm February 29, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Ahead of the biggest voting day of the 2016 primary season, Donald Trump's rivals are desperately trying to thwart him from steadying his path to the nomination.

Democratic Candidates Make Final Pitch To Voters Ahead Of Super Tuesday

4:44pm February 29, 2016

The day before Super Tuesday voting starts, we hear what the top Democrats are saying on the campaign trail.