State Board To Consider Early-Voting Plans in Guilford, Watauga
The State Board of Elections on Friday will consider disputed early voting plans in Guilford and Watauga counties.
Politics & Government
As Tea Party Again Aims For Boehner, GOP Leadership Rallies Around Him
There are rumblings that conservatives want John Boehner ousted as House speaker for what they see as a lack of fight. But GOP leaders look ready to turn the tables on the insurgents.
On 'The Tonight Show,' A Relaxed Hillary Clinton, Finally
Clinton has struggled to seem at ease on the campaign trail given the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server as secretary of state. She broke through that Wednesday night.
Inside The Debate Spin Room, Where Everybody Wins
When a debate ends, the the chaotic mob scene of the spin room begins. At presidential debates, including Wednesday night's, candidates' proxies cheer and take swipes at candidates' performances.
How The Assad Regime Pushes Syrians Out, Fueling Refugee Surge
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with The Wall Street Journal's Sam Dagher about how the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is helping increase the refugee flight from Syria.
Report: America's Aging Voting Machines Could Present Election Problems
Almost every state bought new computerized voting equipment after the disputed 2000 election. But the machines are coming to the end of their useful lives, and there's little momentum to replace them.
For First Time, Trump Shrinks In Spotlight; Fiorina Steals Show
There were signs last night that Donald Trump was losing steam and his shtick might be beginning to wear thin. Carly Fiorina, meanwhile, was a picture of decisiveness and to-the-point presentation.
On The Clock: Trump Gets Most Time In GOP Debate
We tracked how much airtime each candidate got during Wednesday's debates. In the prime-time debate, Donald Trump spoke more than twice as long as Mike Huckabee or Scott Walker.
Bernie Sanders Live Tweets GOP Debate, Gets Bored, Goes Home Early
The Vermont senator again was commenting live on Twitter about the GOP debate. He got tens of thousands of retweets — until he decided about half an hour before the end of the debate to just go home.
5 Years After Release From Prison, Former Conn. Mayor Wins Primary
The primary win may propel Joe Ganim, 55, back into office in mostly Democratic Bridgeport, the largest city in Connecticut, five years after he was released from a federal prison.