No Relation: Meet Donald L. Trump, The Cancer Doctor From Virginia
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Donald "Skip" Trump, a Virginia doctor, who has spent decades answering questions about a different Trump with the same first name.
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Beyoncé, Jay-Z Join Clinton On Campaign Trail To Drive Up Minority Turnout
Hillary Clinton campaigned in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in an effort to excite young voters and shore up turnout among African-Americans in states that can protect her path to victory.
Trump Looks To Close In On Clinton In Battleground States
Donald Trump spent Friday campaigning in several key battleground states: New Hampshire, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He's presenting his case for Tuesday's election.
'Rigged' Election Myths Contradict Voter Fraud's Low Threat To Sway Outcome
A minority of American voters believe the polls will be accurately tallied in the 2016 election. But fraud or tampering with the voting process — even via hacking — is highly unusual and unlikely.
Writer Thomas Mallon: Fact Is Stranger Than Fictionalizing The Election
Writer and critic Thomas Mallon, who happens to be Republican, imagined the 2016 presidential campaign as a novel in a recent New Yorker article. He talks to NPR's Scott Simon.
3 Days To Go: Poll Results Show Tightening Race As Candidates Head To Swing States
The election of 2016 is in its final days. Scott Simon and NPR correspondent and editor Ron Elving look back over a tumultuous campaign that ends on Tuesday.
Cubs Break 'Curse': Two Losing Teams Put On A Winning World Series
Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the Cub's world series victory, and the importance of baseball in our lives.
Opposing Voices From North Dakota Pipeline Meet To Curb Clashes
In North Dakota the Army Corps of Engineers met with Native American leader hoping to avoid more confrontations between police and Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.
Google 'Fiber' Rollback Halts Expansion Plans For High-Speed Internet In 8 Cities
For five years, Google and its parent company Alphabet have been spending heavily on an ambitious project to extend lightning-fast internet across the country. That project is ending in 8 metro areas.
Francine Prose's 'Mister Monkey' Novel Inspired By Her Granddaughter's Cheeky Comment
Mister Monkey is the latest novel by award-winning writer Francine Prose. NPR's Scott Simon chats with Prose about the novel which was inspired after a seeing a play with her granddaughter.