3 Reasons We Care About Politicians' Taxes
Knowing everything there is to know about someone's financials is intrusive. So how did the tradition start — and why do we care?
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Platform Check: Trump, Clinton Deliver Competing Economic Policy Speeches
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to economist Diane Swonk about the economic plans of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Wealthy Candidates Struggle To Connect With Working Class Voters
Hillary Clinton's release of her tax returns and the pressure on Donald Trump to follow suit draws attention to the candidates' wealth. On the trail, they try hard to connect with working class voters.
In An Effort To Pressure Trump, Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns
The Clinton campaign says Hillary and Bill Clinton paid their federal taxes at a rate of 34.2 percent, with an adjusted gross income of $10.6 million.
Week In Politics: Clinton's Tax Returns, Dueling Economic Speeches
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Hillary Clinton's release of her tax returns and the candidates' economic speeches.
Borderland Trump Supporters Welcome A Wall In Their Own Backyard
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, most people favor Hillary Clinton for president and oppose building a wall. But a small group of Trump supporters demonstrates zeal.
The Latest Clinton Converts? White, College-Educated Voters
Polls show Hillary Clinton is leading among white, college-educated voters — a demographic group that has consistently voted Republican for decades. But Donald Trump has pushed many over to Clinton.
Hillary Clinton Outlines Economic Policy In Rebuttal To Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton's economic speech Thursday in Michigan is intended to be a rejoinder to Donald Trump's earlier address on the same subject in the same state.
After Criticism, Trump Adds Women To His Economic Advisory Team
The new advisers include several longtime GOP fundraisers and critics of Hillary Clinton. The GOP presidential nominee's initial list last week consisted entirely of white men.
Newcomers To U.S. South Mark Shift In Regional Politics
Last year, according to census data, more people moved to the South than any other region in the U.S. Those demographic changes are also affecting the 2016 presidential race, especially in states like Georgia and North Carolina.