Politics & Government

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.

Week In Politics: Democratic Debate, GOP Outcry Over Delegates

4:34pm April 15, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Donald Trump's outcry over delegate selection.

Platform Check: Breaking Down The Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans

4:34pm April 15, 2016

This election cycle, we're bringing you conversations about the candidate's policy proposals as part of our series, "Platform Check." To kick it off, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Roberton Williams of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about the presidential candidates' tax plans.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a New York state GOP fundraiser in Manhattan on Thursday night.

'New York Values'? Fuhgeddaboudit. GOP Candidates Show Their Love

3:28pm April 15, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

At a black-tie, $1,000-a-plate fundraiser for the New York state Republican Party, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich offered nothing but praise for the city. The New York primary is Tuesday.

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It's Possible N.C. 'Bathroom Law' Will Be Repealed, State Rep. Bell Says

3:25pm April 15, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to N.C. House Democrat Larry Bell about a call from a constituent that's made him rethink his "yes" vote in support of the state's controversial transgender bathroom measure.

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When It Comes To Protesters, Politicians Don't Always Handle Them Well

3:15pm April 15, 2016

by Sam Sanders

This election season, like many others, has been filled with scenes of presidential candidates enduring protests and heckling during official campaign events. But it seems few candidates, actually handle these moments well. What should a politician do, when they're at risk of losing control to a protester?

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