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Hillary Clinton looks on during a campaign rally with democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine in Johnstown, Pa., on Saturday.

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As The Candidates Drop By Sunday Talk Shows, 2 Big Themes Emerge

4:02pm July 31, 2016

by Ed McNulty

Two issues dominated the Sunday political talk shows: how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have responded to grieving families, and what role Russia is playing in the campaign.

Hillary Clinton gives a speech Thursday, the final day of the Democratic National Convention, and Donald Trump speaks on July 21, the last day of the Republican National Convention.

Clinton And Trump: The World, In Their Own Words

6:36am July 30, 2016

Foreign policy is usually a campaign afterthought. But the next president will inherent a raft of global challenges, from ISIS to trade deals to a pivot to Asia.

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New Reports Of Hackers In Democratic Party Computer Systems

7:53pm July 29, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The Clinton campaign says its systems were not hit but that a program it uses was in the party's compromised system. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was also hacked.

In Russia's view, Hillary Clinton's campaign has raised the email hacking issue to draw attention away from the content of the leaked emails.

After Hacking Claims, Here's The View From Russia On The U.S. Campaign

5:16pm July 29, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Russia denies that it was behind a hacking attack on the Democratic Party that led to embarrassing revelations ahead of this week's convention. "Total stupidity," says a Kremlin spokesman.

California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

California Gov. Jerry Brown On The Power Of Outsider Politics

9:51pm July 28, 2016

by NPR Staff

Discontent and skepticism are central to this presidential campaign, says Gov. Jerry Brown, who ran an idealistic, outsider presidential campaign in 1992 but has governed California as a pragmatist.

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Is Trump's Call For 'Law And Order' A Coded Racial Message?

7:35pm July 28, 2016

by Geoff Nunberg

Donald Trump's promise to be the "law-and-order" candidate revived a slogan often associated with Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign. Linguist Geoff Nunberg discusses the term's racial underpinings

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Donald Trump makes a campaign stop in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday. He faced a day of harsh criticism from across the political spectrum for appearing to urge Russia to hack his Democratic rival's email.

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Trump Says He Was Being 'Sarcastic' In Asking Russia To 'Find' Clinton's Emails

3:29pm July 28, 2016

by Brett Neely

The Republican presidential nominee faced a day of harsh criticism from across the political spectrum for appearing to urge Russia to hack his Democratic rival's email.

Chelsea Clinton stands behind her mother after Hillary Clinton won the New York Democratic primary in April.

Chelsea Clinton Looks To Help Her Family Return To The White House

10:04am July 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The once shy preteen is now a mother of two who has become one of her mother's closest political advisers. On Thursday night, she'll introduce Hillary Clinton as she accepts the Democratic nomination.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference at Trump National Doral on Wednesday in Doral, Florida.

Trump Calls On Russia To Hack Into Clinton's Emails

3:52pm July 27, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

A presidential candidate urging such a foreign breach is an unprecedented move. Clinton's campaign said it was a call for "espionage against his political opponent."

Vice President Joe Biden talks to students from Eagle Academy for Young Men during a walk at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. He will speak Wednesday night.

As Joe Biden Steps Into DNC Spotlight, A Lingering 'What If'

12:55pm July 27, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The death of the vice president's eldest son derailed his own hopes for the White House. But he once had better approval ratings than Hillary Clinton and may have been a more competitive nominee.