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Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at District Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday. A judge ordered him to jail ahead of his trial in connection with alleged witness tampering.

Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations

Jun 15, 2018
Paul Manafort had a long career as a Washington wheeler-dealer before Donald Trump hired him to run his campaign in 2016. Now, he is heading to jail.
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Hillary Clinton waves outside the <em>Fresh Air </em>studio in<em> </em>Philadelphia on Sept. 14, 2017.

Hillary Clinton Says She's 'Optimistic About Our Country, But I Am Not Naive'

Sep 18, 2017
Clinton reflects on the tumultuous 2016 election and the fate of the country under a Trump presidency. "I think we are at a very threatening crossroads," she says. Her new memoir is What Happened.
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Plenty of Trump opponents are begging electors to vote against Trump. But it's hard to see that effort being very successful.

MAILBAG: Could 'Faithless Electors' Keep Donald Trump Out Of The White House?

Dec 15, 2016
A reader asks about the argument that electors should deliver the presidency to Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote. They could, but they won't.
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It isn't just the people who went to Trump rallies who think he'll do a good job as president. Here, Trump turns to talk to members of the press at an event in Orlando in March.

Polls Suggest Americans Warming To Donald Trump, But With Reservations

Nov 22, 2016
Post-election polls paint a picture of a nation that's cautiously optimistic about a Trump administration. However, voters are still heavily divided.
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NPR's Election Coverage: A Review And Wrap Up

Nov 15, 2016
An analysis of NPR's journalism over the long presidential campaign.
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President-elect Donald Trump has consistently promised to repeal Obamacare.

Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress

Nov 09, 2016
The president-elect has said he will ask lawmakers to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Or he can use regulations and the budget to dismantle the federal health law he calls "a disaster."
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Nevada Votes: Live Updates From The 2016 Election

Nov 08, 2016

Polls have opened around Nevada with voters in the swing state expected to play an outsized role when they decide whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump should get their six coveted electoral votes.

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Early Voting Shows Nevada Leans Toward Hillary Clinton

Nov 04, 2016

Election Day is just a few days away.

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Actress Jennifer Garner To Visit Reno To Promote Clinton

Oct 11, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Actress Jennifer Garner will visit Reno Monday to kick off a series of campaign stops for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

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Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence campaigns last week in Gettysburg, Pa.

Pence Sticks With Trump, Praises Running Mate In Post-Debate TV Appearances

Oct 10, 2016
Mike Pence is defending Donald Trump --and joining attacks on Bill Clinton — after a weekend where he criticized his running mate, and there was speculation that he might leave the Republican ticket.
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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives at Trump Tower Saturday to strategize with Donald Trump over how to handle tapes capturing the GOP nominee making lewd statements about women

Donald Trump's Lone Surrogate On TV Struggled To Defend Him

Oct 09, 2016
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani went on the Sunday morning political talk shows on behalf of the Trump campaign. But Giuliani conceded Trump's statements were serious and damaging.
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Donald Trump greets supporters outside of Trump Towers in Manhattan October 8, 2016 after a 2005 video revealed lewd comments Trump made about women.

Can Donald Trump Show He's Sorry?

Oct 09, 2016
That may be the question for Republicans who haven't yet joined the growing chorus of calls for Trump to withdraw his candidacy as he heads into the second presidential debate on Sunday.
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Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado speaks to reporters during a June press conference. Trump criticized her weight in the 1990s, and again after Monday's presidential debate.

In Post-Debate Interview, Trump Again Criticizes Pageant-Winner's Weight

Sep 27, 2016
Donald Trump followed up Monday's debate by insulting a former Miss Universe winner. He told a morning show that Alicia Machado "gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem."
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she walks from her daughter's apartment building Sept. 11, 2016, in New York. Clinton unexpectedly left the 9/11 anniversary ceremony. Her campaign later announced she had been diagnosed with pne

Tracking Election Coverage: September 11-24

Sep 26, 2016
Candidate coverage evened out a bit in the past two weeks.
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The Rev. Faith Green Timmons interrupts Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he speaks during a visit to Bethel United Methodist Church in Flint, Mich.

Trump Criticizes Flint Pastor — But Misstates Key Facts About Their Encounter

Sep 15, 2016
Donald Trump is attacking the pastor who interrupted him during a Wednesday appearance at her church in Flint, Mich.
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Volunteers make calls for Donald Trump at the Arizona Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix.

Is Arizona A Swing State This Year?

Sep 13, 2016
The last time Arizona voters picked a Democrat for president was two decades ago to re-elect Bill Clinton in 1996. Before that, it was 1948 when Harry Truman was on the ballot.
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Women hold up their babies for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as he speaks at a campaign rally on Aug. 1 in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Trump Campaign Sketches Out Family Care Plans; Questions Linger Over Funding

Sep 13, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in suburban Philadelphia Tuesday evening, where he will lay out a new proposal that he says will make child care more accessible and affordable.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Florida on Friday.

Here's What Trump Was Up To Amid News Of 'Deplorables' And Pneumonia

Sep 12, 2016
Here's what you missed while Hillary Clinton's abysmal weekend took over Monday's news cycle.
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Donald Trump campaigns in Michigan on Friday.

'To Be Determined': Trump Campaign Signals He May Moderate Immigration Stance

Aug 22, 2016
The GOP nominee is considering walking back a key campaign promise central to his support — whether 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be deported under a President Trump.
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Conservative donor David Koch in a 2013 file photo. The political network he and his brother, Charles, have created is not backing Donald Trump's presidential bid this year.

Koch Network Building A Senate Wall Against Trump

Aug 19, 2016
Four years after the Koch political network spent heavily to back Republican nominee Mitt Romney, it's now spending millions to save the GOP Senate majority from their own presidential candidate.
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on the U.S economy in Warren, Mich., on Thursday.

In An Effort To Pressure Trump, Clinton Releases Tax Rate

Aug 12, 2016

The Clinton campaign says Hillary and Bill Clinton paid their 2015 federal taxes at a rate of 34.2 percent. The couple's overall tax rate was 43.2 percent, the campaign said.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gives a speech today on the economy after touring Futuramic Tool & Engineering, in Warren, Mich.

FACT CHECK: Clinton Lays Out Economic Plan In Contrast To Trump

Aug 11, 2016

Clinton argued that her plan would boost the middle class while Trump's plan "would give trillions in tax cuts to big corporations, millionaires, and Wall Street money managers."

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Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, speaks during the final day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, as his wife listens. Since, then Khan has openly feuded with Donald Trump in the media.

A Week In Election Coverage: July 31-August 6

Aug 10, 2016
We're tracking NPR's election coverage for balance and best practices.
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Evan McMullin launched an independent bid for president on Monday.

Meet Evan McMullin, The #NeverTrump Movement's Last Hope

Aug 08, 2016
A chief policy director for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives is launching an independent bid for the White House in what may be a last ditch effort to stop Trump.
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The process of transitioning from one presidential administration to another is complex and starts months before voters even pick the next president.

With White House Help, Clinton And Trump Start Transition Planning

Aug 01, 2016
"This is the most complicated takeover, not only on the planet, but in history," says Max Stier, president of the Partnership For Public Service.

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