elections

Progressives Rally Around Bernie Sanders

4:51pm March 06, 2020

by Asma Khalid

At the outset of this campaign cycle, progressives seemed torn between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, but in the fall of 2019 progressives began to coalesce around the Vermont senator.

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Trump Campaign Works To Court Black Voters

4:45pm March 06, 2020

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump has not been popular with black voters, but his campaign is trying to change that. A Black Voices for Trump event in Milwaukee shows why it's going to be a uphill battle.

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Michigan Ballot Delays Could Impact Election Night Results

4:45pm March 06, 2020

by Abigail Censky

The swing state added a new law that makes it easier to cast an absentee ballot. But election officials warn that other laws will make it hard for them to count the expected rush of absentee ballots.

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Bernie's Bet On The Youth Vote

4:13pm March 06, 2020

by Juana Summers

Bernie Sanders says he can bring millions of nonvoters into the November election — especially youth. But so far, those voters haven't turned out in the numbers he's been betting on.

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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, has given his assent to a Republican committee subpoena expected soon that will revive focus on Joe and Hunter Biden, Ukraine and Burisma.

Republicans Now Poised For Biden-Burisma Subpoena With Romney On Board

3:13pm March 06, 2020

The Utah senator had been wavering as to whether to agree to a subpoena for an ongoing inquiry. A spokeswoman said Romney had been assured the process would not be a "public spectacle."

Politics & Government

Biden Outperforming Sanders In Counties With Lower Incomes, More Voters Of Color

2:29pm March 06, 2020

by Sean McMinn

An NPR analysis of 1,200 counties across five key demographics offers a first look at how a diverse swath of the country is voting so far in the Democratic presidential primary race.

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a primary night election rally in Essex Junction, Vt., on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Bernie Sanders' Call For Young Voters Isn't Working Out The Way He Planned

9:46am March 06, 2020

by Juana Summers

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledged this week that the young voters he's been counting on to boost his candidacy have not shown up at the polls in the strong numbers he had been hoping for.

Politics & Government

What The End Of Warren's Campaign Means For The Prospect Of A Woman As President

7:19am March 06, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with columnists Connie Schultz and Mona Eltahawy about what it means that Elizabeth Warren is pausing her presidential campaign.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders pauses while speaking during a primary night rally in Essex Junction, Vt., on Tuesday. Sanders has gotten more positive support from Russian media than any other Democratic candidate.

How Russia Is Trying To Boost Bernie Sanders' Campaign

5:25pm March 05, 2020

by Tim Mak

Sen. Sanders says he was briefed by the intelligence community about Russia's efforts to aid his campaign, which has gotten more positive support from Russian media than other Democratic candidates.

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A selection of images from Instagram posts included in professor Young Mie Kim's analysis of election disinformation.

Report: Russian Election Trolling Becoming Subtler, Tougher To Detect

5:17pm March 05, 2020

by Philip Ewing

A cache of Instagram posts has yielded what researchers call a more up-to-date look at election interference operations. Much of it is familiar but now executed with more sophistication.