elections

Human Rights Campaign President Accuses Trump Of 'Pandering' To Voters

4:32pm July 22, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, for reaction to moments during the Republican National Convention that touched on gay rights.

Colorado Republicans Commend Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech

4:32pm July 22, 2016

by Megan Verlee

How did the GOP convention go down with Republicans outside of Cleveland? At one watch party in Denver, Republicans said Donald Trump gave exactly the acceptance speech that was needed.

Liberal Son Attends GOP Convention With Delegate Dad

4:32pm July 22, 2016

A father and son recorded their experiences at the Republican National Convention and share this postcard.

Owen Shroyer, from St. Louis, Mo., says he is voting for Trump because something has to change.

Politics & Government

We Asked People At The RNC In Cleveland: Why Are You Voting For Trump?

2:05pm July 22, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

One man at the Republican National Convention said supporting any other candidate "would be the definition of insanity," because something has to change. Hear his and other voters' responses.

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Block The Vote: A Journalist Discusses Voting Rights And Restrictions

2:02pm July 22, 2016

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed racial discrimination in voting. But author Ari Berman says a 2013 Supreme Court ruling blocks the enforcement. Originally broadcast Aug. 10, 2015.

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Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Union Of Trump And GOP Cemented On Final Night Of Convention

9:57am July 22, 2016

by Ron Elving

Trump's speech was studded with statistics that had fact-checkers working feverishly into the wee hours — often finding numbers to be distorted or downright specious. But it didn't seem to matter.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers his speech on the final evening of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Painting A Grim Picture Of America, Trump Says 'Safety Will Be Restored' If He Wins

11:41pm July 21, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

In his GOP presidential acceptance speech, Donald Trump cast himself as a champion for the middle class, arguing that Hillary Clinton in the White House, economic strife would grow.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage on the final evening of the Republican National Convention.

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump's Republican Convention Speech, Annotated

11:33pm July 21, 2016

NPR Politics adds context, analysis and checks facts in Trump's Thursday night address to the Republican National Convention.

Ivanka Trump praised her father's business sense and ability to "see potential in others" in her speech during the final evening session of the Republican National Convention in Ohio.

Politics & Government

Ivanka Trump Lobbies Women In Prime-Time Convention Speech

11:33pm July 21, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Introducing her father Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, Ivanka Trump praised his business sense and record of hiring women to work for him before similar companies did.

The share of all non-farmworkers who work in manufacturing has fallen steadily over time.

Trump Will Model His Speech Off Nixon '68. But 2016 Is Dramatically Different

9:59pm July 21, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Amid the horrors and divisions of 1968, Americans weren't as polarized as they are today. Nixon was making an appeal to a nation still hoping for a solution to its seemingly endless catastrophes.