elections

Clinton's Pneumonia Diagnosis Reignites Questions About Candidate Health

5:49pm September 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton's pneumonia diagnosis has reignited questions about the health of presidential candidates. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dan Diamond, a reporter for Politico.

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Democratic volunteers John Duncan (right) and Nathaniel Hauschild (left) canvass in Prescott, Ariz.

Is Arizona A Swing State This Year?

5:49pm September 13, 2016

by Jude Joffe-Block

The last time Arizona voters picked a Democrat for president was two decades ago to re-elect Bill Clinton in 1996. Before that, it was 1948 when Harry Truman was on the ballot.

An Organization of American States observer checks the voters register during municipal elections in January 2009 in El Salvador.

Another Election Day First: OAS Will Observe U.S. Voting

5:39pm September 13, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The Washington-based Organization of American States has watched elections elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, but never before in the United States.

Democrats and Republicans often have trouble seeing one another's perspectives. Researchers think this might be driven in part by their earliest experience of power — the family.

When It Comes To Our Politics, Family Matters

5:12pm September 13, 2016

This week on Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam explores how unconscious ideas about the family shape the way we think about politics.

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Women hold up their babies for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as he speaks at a campaign rally on Aug. 1 in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Trump Campaign Sketches Out Family Care Plans; Questions Linger Over Funding

4:00pm September 13, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in suburban Philadelphia Tuesday evening, where he will lay out a new proposal that he says will make child care more accessible and affordable.

Former Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh's late entrance into the race gives Democrats a new pick-up opportunity and forces Republicans to play defense in a state they hadn't expected.

The Top 10 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip This Election

12:46pm September 13, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Democrats still have plenty of opportunities to retake the majority, but once top-tier states like Ohio and Florida have slipped. Republicans, however, have new worries in Indiana and North Carolina.

Trump Blasts Clinton's 'Deplorables' Comment In Asheville, N.C.

8:54pm September 12, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Donald Trump spoke to supporters in Asheville, N.C., Monday night, where he criticized Hillary Clinton's comments about his supporters but largely stayed away from her recent health issues.

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Bill Clinton To Take Hillary Clinton's Place At Upcoming Campaign Events

8:26pm September 12, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Her campaign also says it could have done a better job acknowledging that the Democratic nominee is being treated for pneumonia.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt took great pains to hide the fact that he sometimes used a wheelchair.

Hillary Clinton's Reluctance To Address Health Issues Follows A Long Tradition

7:25pm September 12, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Clinton's begrudging admission that she's being treated for pneumonia raises the question of how transparent candidates should be about their medical concerns.

Hillary Clinton Stumbles After Reluctance To Address Health Issues

6:18pm September 12, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Hillary Clinton's efforts to humanize herself and make an affirmative case for her candidacy has been complicated by a case of pneumonia and her comments about Donald Trump's supporters.

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