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Politics & Government

Were Democratic Presidential Candidates Effective At Attacking Trump?

5:43am June 28, 2019

After two nights of debate among 20 Democratic presidential candidates, NPR's Noel King talks to GOP strategist Mike Murphy about which ones appear to have a shot at beating President Trump.

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Spanish Speakers Highlight Democratic Primary Debate

7:31am June 27, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic strategist Maria Cardona and GOP strategist Scott Jennings about which of the candidates stood out in the first part of the debate Wednesday night.

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On Wednesday in Miami, Democratic presidential candidates take the stage during the first night of the Democratic presidential debate. From left: former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Massachusetts Sen

Politics & Government

5 Takeaways From The First Democratic Debate

5:40am June 27, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

If you're a Democratic voter, did you come away with a clear feeling of who of that first batch of 10 candidates could be president — and is best positioned to take on President Trump?

Sens. Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand are among the presidential candidates to back Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare-for-all" legislation, but even some Democrats who co-sponsored it have welcomed other policies.

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7 Policy Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Presidential Debates

4:50pm June 26, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

It's not just "Medicare-for-all" or the Green New Deal that will spark differences among candidates. Trade marks a big divide wedged by the Trump agenda. And what would each tackle first as president?

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Recent polling puts President Trump behind his Democratic rivals. While he dismisses them as fake news, there may be a lesson to glean from historical presidential polling.

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What Trump May Be Missing In Those Polls He Calls Fake

11:50am June 26, 2019

by Ron Elving

Polls taken 18 months before an election are not predictive, but they have sent signals that proved helpful when heeded by presidents in the past.

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Critics Call Kushner's Mideast Peace Plan 'Dangerously Simplistic'

5:59am June 26, 2019

Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner has rolled out his vision for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about it with Obama-era U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro.

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Activists in Hong Kong protest against an extradition bill on June 16.

How To Start A Revolution

3:17pm June 25, 2019

by Darian Woods

Revolutions don't just happen. A data-driven approach to studying activism suggests two characteristics can vastly increase chances of success.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a business leaders event in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. The two leaders are expected to discuss trade at this week's Group of 20 summit in Japan.

Analysis: The Politics Of National Humiliation In The Trump-Xi Meeting

9:15am June 25, 2019

by Pallavi Gogoi

Under the Communist Party's ideological reeducation of China's population, humiliation by foreign powers forms an emotional underpinning of the country's national identity.

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Trump Hits Iran With New Sanctions. How Will They Impact Iranians?

8:58am June 25, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to political scientist Ariane Tabatabai of the Rand Corp., a nonprofit think tank, about the impact of sanctions on ordinary Iranians.

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Chronicling The LGBT Rights Movement Since The Stonewall Riots

6:23am June 25, 2019

Fifty years ago, a police raid on a New York City gay bar spiraled into two nights of violence. It's considered a galvanizing moment for the American LGBT rights movement.

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