Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Despite Campaign Stumbles By Their Candidate, Trump Fans Remain Loyal

7:58am August 11, 2016

by Sam Sanders

At a rally in Florida on Wednesday, Trump supporters talked about the presidential candidate after yet another gaffe, a week of bad poll numbers and a growing number of admonitions from Republicans.

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Rep. Dingell Presses Clinton To Talk More About Trade Issues

7:58am August 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton addresses the economy in a speech on Thursday. Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell, who represents Michigan's12th district, who says trade is a big issue there.

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Marijuana grows beneath lights at Alternative Solutions, a medical marijuana producer, on April 20 in Washington, D.C.

DEA Rejects Attempt to Loosen Federal Restrictions on Marijuana

10:14pm August 10, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

U.S. enforcement officials said they will not change how they treat marijuana under federal drug control laws, turning aside a bid from Democratic governors to loosen restrictions on the substance.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a rally in Philadelphia on July 29.

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Republicans For Hillary Clinton? Not A Total Oxymoron In 2016

9:29pm August 10, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Clinton's campaign is reaching out to Republicans, something she likely wouldn't have the luxury to do if Donald Trump weren't her opponent.

Gun Owners React To Donald Trump's 'Second Amendment People' Comments

6:25pm August 10, 2016

by Nathan Rott

How did gun owners view the comments Tuesday by Donald Trump? The Republican presidential nominee suggested supporters of the Second Amendment could oppose Hillary Clinton, which some viewed as an incitement to violence.

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Former Secret Service Agent Considers Likely Responses To Trump Comments

6:25pm August 10, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Wackrow, a former secret service agent, about how he would handle Donald Trump's comments implying that "Second Amendment people" could stop Hillary Clinton.

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'Wal-Mart Moms' And The 2016 Elections: 8 Takeaways

5:14pm August 10, 2016

by Susan Davis

Focus groups with swing, female voters in Ohio and Arizona reveal that negative attitudes saturate a critical bloc of voters this year.

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A robot arm at a Nissan assembly plant in Brazil.

Presidential Campaigns Are Talking Around The Robot In The Room

4:49pm August 10, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Candidates are talking about taxes and trade, but not about the tsunami: the massive wave of automation that will transform the workplace.

State Department Emails Raise Possible Links To Clinton Foundation

4:28pm August 10, 2016

A new batch of emails just released between aides at the State Department under Hillary Clinton and Clinton Foundation staff raise new questions about whether the foundation was able to earn influence and favors when Clinton was secretary of state. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to reporter Eric Lichtblau, who has been covering this story for The New York Times.

Some Republicans Consider Casting Their Vote For Hillary Clinton

4:28pm August 10, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Donald Trump's self-generated controversies are continually overshadowing bad news for Hillary Clinton and making easier for her to pick up support from disaffected Republicans.