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Politics & Government

In Ohio Speech, Donald Trump Lays Out Foreign Policy Priorities

8:00am August 16, 2016

David Greene talks to Republican political strategist Mike Murphy about Trump's anti-ISIS proposals, which were outlined in a speech in Youngstown. He promised to "crush" ISIS and vet immigrants.

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This Week In Politics

6:08am August 15, 2016

David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Republican pollster Jim Hobart about the missed opportunities, and capitalized moments from the presidential campaign trail.

The Justice Department released a report Wednesday morning that was highly critical of the Baltimore Police Department for systematically stopping, searching and arresting the city's black residents, frequently without grounds for doing so.

DOJ's Withering Baltimore Report Says 'What Black Folks Have Been Saying For Decades'

6:45pm August 12, 2016

by Leah Donnella

"I don't know people who weren't aware of the stats that were just published. ... We already know the score," says D. Watkins, an author and journalist who grew up in the city.

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Clinton Explains How Her Economic Plan Differs From Trump's Ideas

7:59am August 12, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the conservative think tank American Action Forum about Hillary Clinton's speech.

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L: Hillary Clinton checks her phone at the Libyan Conference in 2011 in London; R: Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Aug. 9 in North Carolina.

Why Are The Media Obsessed With Trump's Controversies And Not Clinton's?

1:33pm August 11, 2016

by Ron Elving

While less than shocking by Washington standards, the latest emails between Clinton Foundation and State Department staff underscore existing concerns about Hillary Clinton's ethics and transparency.

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This Week In Politics: Trump To Try To Recover From Missteps

7:09am August 08, 2016

After a week of turmoil for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, Steve Inskeep discusses the fallout with columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Republican analyst John Feehery.

It's been a heady season for race reporting, with several much-scrutinized cases of police violence and Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, espousing anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Reporting While Brown In The Summer Of Trump: Episode 11

11:26am August 03, 2016

by Gene Demby

Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby sit down with Pilar Marrero of La Opinión and Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post to see how they balance real talk and staying fair during the Summer of Trump.

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Fox News Channel During The Conventions: On-Air Success, Off-Air Crisis

7:57am August 01, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Revelations continue to emerge about the behavior of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes, as Rupert Murdoch has stepped in to stabilize the channel in the wake of Ailes' departure. What's next?

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Demonstrators in Philadelphia during this week's Democratic convention echo another presidential election year, 1968.

The Economy And Politics Of 1968: Now Playing In Reruns

10:38am July 29, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Both 1968 and 2016 can be seen as good years for the economy. And yet both may be remembered for their extreme political discontent. Shouldn't good economic times make us less cranky? Apparently, not.

Former President Clinton defended Hillary Clinton's career during his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, the night she formally became the party's presidential nominee.

Bill Clinton Counters The Greatest Criticisms Of His Wife In DNC Speech

1:04pm July 27, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Bill Clinton had a formidable challenge on Tuesday: to sell the American people on one of the most disliked presidential nominees in political history.