elections

WATCH: Donald Trump Releases First Campaign Ad, To Air in 4 States

10:45am August 19, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The Republican nominee is finally going up on air with TV ads. His first spot — airing in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida — focuses on security, specifically immigration.

WATCH: Donald Trump Expresses 'Regret' For Sometimes Saying The Wrong Thing

11:24pm August 18, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The Republican nominee has landed in controversy after controversy. Thursday night, after shaking up his campaign, Trump acknowledged regret for sometimes causing "pain" with his words.

Politics & Government

With New Campaign Leadership Comes A New Trump: Apologetic

10:50pm August 18, 2016

In his first speech since reorganizing his top campaign staff, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he regrets sometimes saying the "wrong thing."

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Melania Trump's star cookies (left) and the Clinton family recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (right) face off in this election cycle's cookie poll.

Politics & Government

Cooked Up After A Hillary Clinton Gaffe, The First Spouse Cookie Battle Is Back

10:42pm August 18, 2016

by Tamara Keith

This year, it's Bill Clinton vs. Melania Trump in Family Circle magazine's presidential cookie competition — though some say the whole idea of the contest is antiquated.

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For Vernon Lee of the Moapa Band of Paiutes, a national monument designation for Gold Butte would be the next best thing to having the U.S. government return the land to his people.

In Nevada, Tribes Push To Protect Land At The Heart Of Bundy Ranch Standoff

5:51pm August 18, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

National monument designations that bypass Congress are hugely controversial. In this presidential election year, the politics in a state like Nevada are even more sensitive.

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Data Scientists Find Consistencies In Donald Trump's Erratic Twitter Strategy

5:27pm August 18, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Donald Trump has become well known for his shoot-from-the-hip tweeting style. Lots of insults, lots of rants and lots of energy. Data scientists who have examined all of Trump's tweets over time found he has some very clear Twitter strategies and tactics that, in many ways, have been working.

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'Breitbart News' Chairman Hired To Salvage Ailing Trump Campaign

4:28pm August 18, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Joshua Green, senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek, about his cover story regarding Steve Bannon. He talks about how Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News, plans to salvage the Trump campaign.

Conservative Groups Redirect Support From Trump To Endangered Republicans

4:28pm August 18, 2016

by Peter Overby

The Koch network and some other conservative groups are redirecting their efforts from supporting Donald Trump to sending a lifeline to endangered Republican senators and representatives.

Politics & Government

How To Lose The Senate In 82 Days

4:28pm August 18, 2016

by Susan Davis

Senate Republicans are bracing for down-ballot losses that are likely to cost the party their Senate majority this year.

Hillary Clinton sat on a stool while Joe Biden spoke this week. Does that mean she's too frail to be president?

Trump Adds Fuel To Conspiracy Theories Questioning Clinton's Health

12:30pm August 18, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

An online volley of theories says that stools, stumbles and pillows are evidence that Hillary Clinton is in poor health.