Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Perry Campaigning For Cruz: No One Is More Prepared To Be Commander In Chief

6:43am January 27, 2016

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race last year, is back on the trail this week in Iowa. This time in support of fellow Texan, Sen. Ted Cruz.

Queue Listen Now

A week after Donald Trump spoke at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., the school's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., endorsed him for president.

Trump Nabs Endorsement Of A Top Evangelical Leader

10:09pm January 26, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

In a blow to rival Ted Cruz with less than a week until Iowa, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. officially endorses the twice-divorced casino mogul.

Trump Will Skip GOP Debate As Feud With Fox News Boils Over

10:03pm January 26, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

GOP front-runner Donald Trump, upset over his treatment by Fox News and by top anchor Megyn Kelly, is boycotting the final debate ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Thanks to the current nomination calendar, U.S. presidential candidates (like Chris Christie, pictured at the 2015 Iowa State Fair) get lots of practice at flipping pork chops.

No Way To Pick A President? Here Are 6 Other Ways To Do It

8:18pm January 26, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Critics say Iowa and New Hampshire are too old, too white and too small to have so much power in the presidential nominating process. There are lots of other ideas, but tradition is hard to change.

White House Protester, Who Held A Peace Vigil For More Than 30 Years, Dies

7:16pm January 26, 2016

Concepcion Picciotto, a protester who held a keep a peace vigil outside the White House for more than three decades, has died. NPR spoke with her in 1985. The Washington Post speculated that she held the longest-running act of political protest in U.S. history.

Queue Listen Now

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Focuses On New Hampshire In Early Primary Race

7:09pm January 26, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich is making New Hampshire his main focus. NPR explores what his campaign hopes to achieve.

Queue Listen Now

Anti-Abortion Activists Indicted On Felony Charges In Planned Parenthood Case

7:06pm January 26, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

A grand jury in Houston has returned indictments against two members of a group that targeted Planned Parenthood with a string of undercover videos last year. The felony indictments are a twist as the panel was originally tasked with investigation the group's claim that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue.

Queue Listen Now

'FiveThirtyEight' Measures Impact Of Presidential Newspaper Endorsements

6:41pm January 26, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Harry Enten, a political analyst for FiveThirtyEight, about whether newspaper endorsements are meaningful to presidential candidates.

Queue Listen Now