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Politics In The News: Rocky Weekend For Presidential Front-Runners

1:58pm April 11, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and NPR commentator Cokie Roberts and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker about the weekend's primary caucuses and other political developments.

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Will Wis. Primary Wins Affect Contests In New York And Pennsylvania?

7:57am April 06, 2016

Mara Liasson has the results; Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio looks ahead to the N.Y. primary. Steve Inskeep talks to Terry Madonna of Franklin and Marshall College about the Pa. primary.

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Wis. Voters Deviate From Front-Runner Tradition; Elect Underdogs

6:19am April 06, 2016

Tamara Keith has the Democrats perspective; Sarah McCammon the Republicans. Democratic pollster Margie Omero of Purple Strategies and GOP pollster Neil Newhouse of Public Opinion Strategies weigh in.

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Polls Show Wisconsin Voters To Buck Trends, Vote For Sanders, Cruz

7:20am April 05, 2016

Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, talks to Renee Montagne about which candidates students, unions, rural and urban voters support.

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Are Young Voters Altering Republican And Democratic Primary Races?

6:18am April 04, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Kei Kawashima-Ginsburg of Tufts University about the impact young voters have been having in the primary elections, and what that might mean in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary.

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Politics In The News: Wisconsin Primary

6:12am April 04, 2016

Wisconsin's primary is the only presidential contest this week. Mary Louise Kelly talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Robert Costa of The Washington Post.

Tabloid Allegations Again Fly In A Political Campaign — And Why No One Can Look Away

7:20pm March 25, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

A political cheating scandal has once again hit the pages of the National Enquirer — and it has roiled the 2016 presidential campaign even though none of the allegations have been substantiated.

Ingrid Vaca, originally of Bolivia, rallies for immigration reform after marching to the White House on Nov. 20, 2015 â the one-year anniversary of President Obama's announcement concerning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

How The Obama Presidency Has — Or Hasn't — Shaped Latino Identity: You Weighed In

9:35pm March 22, 2016

Our most recent #NPRObamaEffect chat explored how — or whether — the Obama years have shaped how Latino communities and people across the country think about identity today.

People walk away from Brussels airport after Tuesday's terrorist attack. Analysts say the violence may reduce travel for a while but the industry should bounce back.

Once Again, Travel Is The Target — Can Airlines Keep Bouncing Back?

7:13pm March 22, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Airline officials say travelers get attacked because aviation "brings the world together and fosters greater understanding." They predict that after a period of disruption, air travel will rebound.

This still is from the first trailer for Nina, starring Zoe Saldana as singer Nina Simone. This image of Saldana in dark makeup and with a prosthetic nose helped reignite a controversy over skin color and casting.

Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Fight Over 'Nina Simone's Face'

9:26am March 19, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Many people have decried the casting of Zoe Saldana in upcoming biopic Nina, but Ta-Nehisi Coates digs deep into why this choice struck a nerve.