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Trump Puts Sen. Richard Burr In Difficult Position With N.C. Voters

4:28pm October 19, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Donald Trump's controversies have made life difficult for other Republicans running for lower office this year. That includes Sen. Richard Burr, who is in a tight reelection race in North Carolina.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's campaign planes at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas ahead of the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night.

What Time The Last Presidential Debate Starts And More About The Showdown

2:16pm October 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debate Wednesday night for the last time in Las Vegas.

Marco Rubio Warns GOP On WikiLeaks: 'Tomorrow, It Could Be Us'

1:23pm October 19, 2016

by Scott Horsley

The Florida senator, up for re-election, says he won't discuss leaked emails from political opponents, citing an effort by a foreign government to sway the U.S. election.

The area around Reno, Nev., is seeing some of the demographic changes that have been at the center of some of the most contentious debates of this campaign.

Across A Divide On Immigration, Trump Inspires Hope And Fear In A Changing Nevada

11:49am October 19, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

The area around Reno is one of the hottest battlegrounds in 2016. It's also a place where rapid demographic change is underway — exposing divisions between native and foreign-born residents.

A voter casts a ballot at an absentee voting station in Fairfax, Va. Many polling places are preparing for the possibility of violence on Election Day.

Poll Workers Are Hoping For Calm But Preparing For The Worst

11:35am October 19, 2016

by Pam Fessler

This election, the focus for some has been on vote rigging. But election officials say they are more worried about possible violence at the polls.

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Armed militants seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon earlier this year as part of what they said was a political protest over the federal government's control of public lands in the West.

Here's One Controversy You May Not Hear About In The Final Clinton-Trump Debate

9:59am October 19, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

In Nevada, 81 percent of the land is owned by the federal government. It's a number that's hugely controversial — and one that may not get much attention in the final presidential debate Wednesday.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will descend on the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday night for their final presidential debate.

4 Things To Watch In The Last Presidential Debate

9:30am October 19, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off one last time before Election Day. Wednesday's debate in Las Vegas follows a week in which Trump ramped up claims of a rigged election.

Ecuador has been hosting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in its embassy in London for more than four years. Ecuador acknowledged Tuesday it has limited his Internet access because of the website's release of stolen emails that have affected the U.S. pres

Ecuador Acknowledges It Restricted WikiLeaks Founder's Internet Connection

8:58pm October 18, 2016

by Barbara Campbell

Julian Assange, who lives at Ecuador's embassy in London, says his hosts acted under pressure from the U.S. His website has published stolen emails that have embarrassed Hillary Clinton's campaign.

Our culture has long expected that women will be kind, and leaders will be authoritative. So what's a female leader to do when she confronts these conflicting stereotypes?

Too Sweet, Or Too Shrill? The Double Bind For Women

8:21pm October 18, 2016

A century after women won the vote in the U.S., we still see very few of them in leadership roles. Researchers say women are trapped in a catch-22 known as "the double bind."

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Jewish Leaders Concerned Trump Fuels Anti-Semitic Rhetoric

7:17pm October 18, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

Trump critics will be following the final debate to see whether he continues to attack the global power structure. White nationalists applaud the line. Critics say it sounds like anti-Semitism.

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