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There's been an intense push by immigrant groups this year to help people apply for citizenship because of Donald Trump.

Politics & Government

Are More Latinos Becoming Citizens Because of Donald Trump?

11:30am May 14, 2016

by Asma Khalid

In the months after Trump announced his bid for president, citizenship applications were up about 14.5 percent compared to the year before. Is the "Trump effect" pushing immigrants to naturalize?

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Who Will Be Trump's, Clinton's Vice President?

9:04am May 14, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be picking very different running mates. Here are 14 people in six categories they could choose from.

Anti-Trump Climate Hovers Over Texas Republican Convention

8:00am May 14, 2016

by Ashley Lopez

Texas Republicans overwhelmingly backed Ted Cruz for president but as they gather for their annual convention party faithful will have to decide how much they want to get behind Donald Trump.

Trump's 'America First' Foreign Policy As A Strategy To Pursue National Interests Over Values

8:00am May 14, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former ambassador Richard Burt about about what a nationalist foreign policy looks like and whether Donald Trump is channeling a shift in perspective on foreign policy.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Donald Trump's Alter Egos

11:14pm May 13, 2016

Seems the likely Republican presidential nominee may have his own Sasha Fierce, who some say used to handle his PR.

In an interview with NPR's Robert Seigel, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory defended the controversial HB2 law.

N.C. Gov. McCrory Claims 'Political Left' Fed Emergence Of Transgender Issues

8:15pm May 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Republican said "most people had never heard of this issue" until recently. He also defended HB2, which requires transgender people to use public bathrooms that correspond with their sex at birth.

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

7:16pm May 13, 2016

Some states and districts are ahead of the recommendations announced today by the Obama Administration. Some are in conflict.

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'The Politicians And The Egalitarians' Explores Role Of Partisan Politics In U.S.

7:15pm May 13, 2016

Historian Sean Wilentz talks about his new book, The Politicians and the Egalitarians, which explores how partisan politics have always informed the running of the American republic.

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Week In Politics: White House Responds To North Carolina Bathroom Bill

4:27pm May 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Reihan Salam, executive editor of the National Review, and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, about North Carolina's law on transgender bathroom access and the latest on the presidential primary race.

Donald Trump is seen in New York in 1991, the year of a phone call in which Trump allegedly posed as his own spokesman. The presidential candidate denied it was him after The Washington Post published the recording.

Trump Denies Posing As His Own Spokesman, Rebuts Audio Recording

4:19pm May 13, 2016

by Dana Farrington

The apparent GOP presidential nominee denies he called reporters purporting to be a publicist for himself. The Washington Post has published a recording of one such call about Trump's romantic life.