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Hillary Clinton speaks during a primary night rally in Brooklyn, N.Y. Clinton is the first woman in U.S. history to secure the presidential nomination of a major political party.

It Ends With Both A Bang And A Whimper For Clinton, Trump And Sanders

11:35am June 08, 2016

by Ron Elving

Tuesday was the triumphal night that Hillary Clinton had worked for and awaited for a decade — or perhaps several decades. Yet with all the celebration, a whimper was audible in the background.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses a crowd during a campaign rally earlier this week in San Francisco.

Senate Colleagues Mount Pressure On Bernie Sanders To 'Stand Down Now'

10:10am June 08, 2016

by Ailsa Chang

It's getting awkward in the Senate, where members go out of their way to avoid directly chastising each other. The low-simmering annoyance with Sanders for staying in the contest is palpable.

Clinton Expected To Claim Victory Tuesday Night, Marking Historical Moment

2:35am June 08, 2016

by Tamara Keith

A day after an AP analysis unexpectedly indicated Clinton had the pledged delegates and superdelegates to claim the Democratic nomination, she and Sen. Bernie Sanders await results from six states.

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Sen. Jeff Flake Condemns Donald Trump's Attacks On Federal Judge

2:35am June 08, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel does a follow up interview with Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake about Donald Trump's recent comments about Judge Curiel and Muslims. Flake hoped Trump would walk back his statements, but now that he hasn't, he says he is not able endorse Trump, even though he is the presumptive GOP nominee.

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Ready To Hit The Stump, Obama Expected To Endorse Clinton This Week

2:35am June 08, 2016

by Mara Liasson

President Obama is expected to endorse Hillary Clinton for president this week. He will be the rare two-term president to be welcome and active on the campaign trail.

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Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri was the first lawmaker to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

Politics & Government

Special Election Coverage: The June 7 Primaries

12:55am June 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Catch up on interviews from NPR's special election coverage of the June 7 primaries, hosted by Ari Shapiro and Michel Martin and in collaboration with WNYC and KQED.

On Last Big Primary Day, Presumptive Candidates Pivot To General Election

11:53pm June 07, 2016

Hillary Clinton plans to use tonight's speech to declare a historic victory in the primaries, though Bernie Sanders shows every sign of fighting until the last primary in Washinton, D.C., next week.

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Hillary Clinton acknowledges celebratory cheers from the crowd during her primary night event at the Duggal Greenhouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. "Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone: the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be

Clinton Looks To Historic Night While Sanders Hopes For Calif. Upset

11:31pm June 07, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Six states are voting in the last major primary contest of 2016: New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and California.

First GOP Incumbent Is Ousted As Conservatives Defeat One-Time Ally

11:18pm June 07, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers is the first Republican incumbent to lose a primary this year, the victim of heavy conservative spending against her and a new congressional map.

Donald Trump has landed in hot water again, saying that a judge in a fraud case against Trump University is biased against him because he is "Mexican."

Who Is Judge Gonzalo Curiel, The Man Trump Attacked For His Mexican Ancestry?

9:23pm June 07, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The likely GOP standard-bearer has accused the judge of bias in the Trump University fraud case because of his Mexican ancestry. But he's widely respected and took on a drug cartel under death threat.

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