Politics

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wears a mask during his Thursday campaign rally at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.

California Republicans Move Into Spotlight, With Prospect Of Crowning Trump

7:34am April 29, 2016

by Ina Jaffe

The state GOP convention hears from Donald Trump Friday. If he clinches the nomination, it'll be when California's 172 Republican delegates are awarded in June — and many are working to prevent that.

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Campaign gear for sale before a campaign rally for Bernie Sanders in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in February.

Politics & Government

Sanders Campaign Has Spent 50 Percent More Than Clinton In 2016

6:18am April 29, 2016

by Peter Overby

After starting as an "underdog," Sanders has outspent the Clinton campaign in almost every major category.

Donald Trump's Rivals Count On Indiana In Strategy To Block GOP Front-Runner

6:49pm April 28, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Indiana could make or break Donald Trump's chances at the GOP nomination. The state is key in Ted Cruz and John Kasich's strategy to force Trump into a contested convention.

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Hillary Clinton's Senate Years Provide Insight Into How She Might Govern

5:45pm April 28, 2016

by Susan Davis

NPR takes a look back at Hillary Clinton's Senate years and what her policy and personality say about how she would govern as president.

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John Boehner busted out the tissues when he left the House, but he's cutting loose now that he's gone.

Boehner Says He's Never 'Worked With A More Miserable Son Of A Bitch' Than Cruz

5:05pm April 28, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

John Boehner went with radical honesty at a recent college event, also calling presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz "Lucifer in the flesh."

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Eye General Election After Key Primary Wins

4:29pm April 28, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

After winning key Northeastern primaries, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are pivoting to the general election.

"This is the best chance in a generation to reform our federal drug sentencing law," Sen. Richard Durbin (center) said Thursday. He and other lawmakers held a news conference about proposed criminal sentencing reform legislation.

One Last Push In Congress To Change Punishment For Drug Crimes This Year

4:19pm April 28, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

A bipartisan group of Senators is making one last push to overhaul the way drug criminals are punished before Capitol Hill shuts down this year.

Will The Real Donald Trump Please Stand Up?

10:54am April 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

In the past 24 hours alone, the whiplash between what rival-turned-uneven-surrogate Ben Carson called the "two different Donald Trumps" was on bold display.

When It Comes To Foreign Policy, Trump Promises To Put America First

9:53am April 28, 2016

Donald Trump delivered his first formal foreign policy speech on Wednesday. To delve into the GOP front-runner's speech, Steve Inskeep talks to one of Trump's advisers Walid Phares.

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Politics & Government

Expert Doubts Trump's Pledge Of A More Consistent Foreign Policy

8:56am April 28, 2016

GOP front-runner Donald Trump delivered his first formal foreign policy speech on Wednesday. Richard Fontaine, a former adviser to Senator John McCain, talks to Steve Inskeep about Trump's speech.

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