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Trump Surrogate Argues The Candidate's Case For Latinos

12:15pm November 04, 2016

Donald Trump is making his final appeal to voters — and that includes Latinos. A.J. Delgado, the child of Cuban immigrants, works for the Trump campaign. Delgado speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

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Rep. John Lewis Stumps For Hillary Clinton

12:15pm November 04, 2016

The civil rights icon is working to get out the black vote for the Democratic candidate.

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The Gender Gap In This Election Could Be The Biggest In At Least 60 Years

11:03am November 04, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Women prefer Clinton by about the same amount that men prefer Trump, and it could lead to the widest gulf between the sexes since at least the 1950s.

What can Americans expect from Congress after the election?

Polarization And A Lack Of Productivity Are Likely To Reign After Election Day

10:17am November 04, 2016

by Susan Davis

With no clear mandate likely to come out of 2016, there's little reason to be optimistic the next Congress can get much done, a scenario that has gripped Washington in recent years.

Only A Few Blocks Will Separate Clinton And Trump On Election Night

9:03am November 04, 2016

Though worlds apart politically, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will spend election night in near-shouting distance of each other.

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Views Of The Election: Reconciling Values. Votes In Raleigh, N.C.

8:13am November 04, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

North Carolina's most prosperous area is experiencing a housing boom, and population is on the rise. But voters here say it's more than just economic issues that will determine their vote next week.

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Hardline Conservatives Strategize At Rare Pre-Election Meeting

6:39am November 04, 2016

Some top members of the House Freedom Caucus, like Rep. Dave Brat of Virginia, are looking past Tuesday's election and thinking about what they want the next Congress to focus on.

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Re-emerging On Campaign Trail, Melania Trump Pledges To Fight Online Bullying

6:35am November 04, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Trump headlined a campaign rally for her husband in suburban Pennsylvania Thursday, the first time she has given a speech since the Republican Convention.

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Views Of The Election: A North Carolina County, Battered By Floods, Economic Woe

4:46am November 04, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

Bertie County in North Carolina has the lowest median income in the state. One resident says she'd vote for anyone who would raise the minimum wage, but another thinks Hillary Clinton is too arrogant.

The view from a peak in County Mayo, Ireland. An island off the coast is inviting any Americans afraid of the election results to move there, and grow their population.

Moving To Canada, Eh? Or Maybe Ireland?

7:26pm November 03, 2016

by Maggie Penman

It seems every four years, Americans threaten to move to Canada if their chosen candidate isn't elected. Some remote islands are seizing on election-induced panic to grow their populations.