Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Primary Heats Up After Rubio's About-Face. He'll Run For Re-Election

8:06am July 01, 2016

by Greg Allen

In the Florida GOP primary for a U.S. Senate seat, challenger Carlos Beruff, a millionaire developer in the mold of Donald Trump, promises to give Sen. Marco Rubio a run for his money.

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Joe Biden: Bernie Sanders Will Endorse Hillary Clinton

8:06am July 01, 2016

Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin interviewed Vice President Joe Biden for Sunday's show. Biden is confident Sanders is going to endorse Clinton and that the Democratic party will unify.

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Trump's Position On Trade Often Aligns With Left-Wing Economists

8:06am July 01, 2016

David Greene talks to liberal-leaning economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Policy and Economic Research, about how Donald Trump's views on trade are similar to his own.

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Campaign Reminder Of The Week: No Man (Or Woman) Is An Island

6:01am July 01, 2016

by Ron Elving

Any meeting between Loretta Lynch and anyone even remotely related to Hillary Clinton raises not only eyebrows but obvious and legitimate questions. Meanwhile, Trump's sons ask for money from abroad.

Biden: Bernie Sanders Is 'Going To Endorse' Hillary Clinton

8:44pm June 30, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Biden told NPR he's prepared to vouch for Clinton, who he'll join on the campaign trail next week. "You're putting your rep on the line, you're saying, 'I think this person has character,'" he said.

Woman Asks Trump About Replacing TSA's 'Heebeejabis' With Veterans

6:40pm June 30, 2016

by Amita Kelly

"We are looking at that. We're looking at a lot of things," Donald Trump said Thursday, before quickly pivoting to border security.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said she discussed family, golf and travel with Bill Clinton — not ongoing Justice Department investigations.

Bipartisan Disapproval Follows Bill Clinton's Meeting With Loretta Lynch

6:34pm June 30, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

"I think it's ... one of the big stories of this week, of this month, of this year," Donald Trump said of the meeting. A Democratic strategist said it was "foolish to create such optics."

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Greensboro Fourth Of July Celebration Moves Back To Downtown

5:11pm June 30, 2016

by Keri Brown

The city of Greensboro is preparing for its annual Fourth of July festival and fireworks display. But there are some big changes this year.

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Prohibition-Era Gang Violence Prompted Congress To Act On Gun Control

4:26pm June 30, 2016

In the 1930s, the United States government was absorbed with a different kind of gun violence: prohibition-era gangsters using fully automatic weapons of war, with civilians often caught in the crossfire. NPR looks back at how the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, passed the nation's first firearms legislation, which still holds today.

The 270 Project: Dem/GOP Election 2016 projections

The 270 Project: Try To Predict Who Will Win The Election

3:23pm June 30, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Demographics give Clinton an edge. But Trump says he can break the traditional mold. An NPR analysis — and new demographic tool — lets you create your own path to victory for either candidate.