elections

Hillary Clinton Appears To Expand Edge Into Traditionally Republican States

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The presidential election has entered its closing arguments phase. Hillary Clinton seems to have the edge in key states and may even be expanding into states that have traditionally voted Republican.

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NPR Politics Podcast: How Do Write-In Candidates Work?

6:40pm October 24, 2016

The NPR Politics Podcast team takes a listener question about write-in candidates.

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Democrats Push For Down-Ballot Votes As Clinton Holds Steady In Key States

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Mara Liasson

With presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holding a steady lead in key battleground states, Democrats led by President Obama are turning their attention to down ballot races. From Congress to the legislatures, the party is at a low water mark they hope to correct before Obama leaves office.

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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Brooklyn in the New York state presidential primary on April 19.

Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Pam Fessler

More than 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability. And in the last presidential election, almost a third of voters with disabilities reported having trouble casting their ballots.

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Log Cabin Republicans Decline To Endorse Trump Despite Pro-LGBT Leanings

4:29pm October 24, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Gregory T. Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, about the organization's decision not to endorse Donald Trump, even though Angelo calls Trump the most pro-LGBT presidential nominee in Republican Party history.

Voters line up to vote early at the Supervisor of Elections Office in Bradenton, Fla., on Monday. Multiple House districts in the state could flip for the opposite part in this election.

House Top 40: Flipping Control Still A Tough Task For Democrats

4:07pm October 24, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Even with Donald Trump's scandals and a growing lead by Hillary Clinton nationwide, Democrats aren't yet seeing the wave they need to win back control of the House of Representatives.

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A Civil War History Lesson On Trump's Visit To Gettysburg

3:48pm October 23, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Trump visited the site of Pickett's Charge, a failed Confederate assault on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

elections

Hillary Clinton Appears To Expand Edge Into Traditionally Republican States

NPR Politics Podcast: How Do Write-In Candidates Work?

Democrats Push For Down-Ballot Votes As Clinton Holds Steady In Key States

Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places

Log Cabin Republicans Decline To Endorse Trump Despite Pro-LGBT Leanings

House Top 40: Flipping Control Still A Tough Task For Democrats

A Civil War History Lesson On Trump's Visit To Gettysburg

Young, First-Time Voters Share Views On Election In Two Weeks

From 'Unproud' To 'Hombre,' Election 2016 Is Testing Our Vocabulary

Trump Supporters Point To Gore-Bush As A Precedent For Refusal Of Election Results