Politics

How Social Media Inflates Our Perception Of Our Choice Presidential Candidate

8:07am April 16, 2016

The most fervent political supporters think only their candidate can possibly win. Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle blames these beliefs on the echo chambers found on our social media feeds.

A supporter wearing a Bernie Sanders mask poses with a supporter before a campaign event at Temple University, April 6, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Disappearing Middle: Electorate Way Less Moderate Than Past Primaries

6:00am April 16, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Democratic turnout is down this year. Republican turnout is way up. But they both have something in common: voters straying from the middle.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Shouting Politicans

6:00am April 16, 2016

by Sam Sanders

This week's Democratic debate seemed to be the noisiest yet. And The Internet did not like that.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both showed flashes of animosity bordering on contempt during Thursday's Democratic presidential primary debate in Brooklyn. The New York state primaries are Tuesday.

Latest And Perhaps Last Debate Highlights Animosity Of Sanders, Clinton

8:35pm April 15, 2016

by Ron Elving

Bernie Sanders' relentlessly aggressive strategy against Hillary Clinton in Thursday's debate is a defining moment, says NPR's Ron Elving — no matter who wins New York's Democratic primary Tuesday.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Defends Chances Of Winning GOP Nomination

7:23pm April 15, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. He addresses his prospects at the Republican convention, his position on free trade and whether he considers himself an establishment candidate.

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President Obama said he supports making it easier for viewers to buy cable TV boxes instead of renting them.

Obama Urges Opening Cable TV Boxes To Competition

7:22pm April 15, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The FCC says it costs subscribers an average of $231 a year to rent the boxes that enable them to watch cable TV. The president supports making it easier for viewers to buy the boxes instead.

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Republicans Hunt For Delegates In An Unlikely Place: Democratic Districts

7:10pm April 15, 2016

by Scott Detrow

A likely contested convention has Republicans hunting for delegates everywhere, including some of the most democratic Congressional districts in America.

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GOP Efforts To Take Down Trump Echo 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner

5:45pm April 15, 2016

by David Folkenflik

On a fateful weekend five years ago this month, President Obama faced off with Donald Trump over birtherism and the real estate magnate's political credentials — mocking him relentlessly during the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner. Comedian Seth Meyers and Obama's former chief speechwriter recall what it was like to target the future Republican presidential candidate.

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Illinois spent $170 million to build the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill. The prison is at the heart of many residents' discontent with state and federal government this election.

The View From Illinois: Voters Frustrated That Government Is Broken

5:10pm April 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

Across the state, some argued to blow up the system, while others cautioned against a wholesale political revolution. But voters in both parties agreed: Government in its current form is not working.

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders leaves the Vatican Friday. Sanders went to Rome to attend a conference sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Politics & Government

Sanders Takes His Message To The Vatican

4:35pm April 15, 2016

by Don Gonyea

The Democratic presidential hopeful said it was worth it to take time away from the campaign trail to attend a Vatican conference on social and economic justice.