elections

Donald Trump To Skip Fox News Debate Over Megyn Kelly Spat

7:10pm January 27, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Donald Trump's stormy relationship with the Fox News Channel took a new turn with The Donald's announcement that he won't participate in the network's GOP debate on Thursday.

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After Praising Clinton, Obama Holds 'Informal' Meeting With Bernie Sanders

6:11pm January 27, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama had what the White House described as an "informal" meeting with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. It comes on the heels of Obama lavishing praise on Sanders' opponent Hillary Clinton.

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Donald Trump Refuses To Attend Debate Less Than A Week Before Iowa

4:13pm January 27, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Drama, conflict and uncertainty about how it will all end. That's the state of the presidential race, five days before the first votes are cast in Iowa.

Politics & Government

Sanders: Obama Has 'Tried To Be Fair' In Primary Race

3:37pm January 27, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Calling a meeting with the president "constructive and productive," Sen. Bernie Sanders said the two also talked about foreign and domestic policy and "a little bit of politics."

Politics & Government

Embedded In Des Moines: A 'Times' Reporter's Year Covering The '16 Campaign

1:53pm January 27, 2016

New York Times political reporter Trip Gabriel has spent the past year in Iowa, covering the political operations, speeches and rallies leading up to the first vote of the presidential campaign.

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Trump Will Skip GOP Debate As Feud With Fox News Boils Over

10:03pm January 26, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

GOP front-runner Donald Trump, upset over his treatment by Fox News and by top anchor Megyn Kelly, is boycotting the final debate ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Thanks to the current nomination calendar, U.S. presidential candidates (like Chris Christie, pictured at the 2015 Iowa State Fair) get lots of practice at flipping pork chops.

No Way To Pick A President? Here Are 6 Other Ways To Do It

8:18pm January 26, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Critics say Iowa and New Hampshire are too old, too white and too small to have so much power in the presidential nominating process. There are lots of other ideas, but tradition is hard to change.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Focuses On New Hampshire In Early Primary Race

7:09pm January 26, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich is making New Hampshire his main focus. NPR explores what his campaign hopes to achieve.

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'FiveThirtyEight' Measures Impact Of Presidential Newspaper Endorsements

6:41pm January 26, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Harry Enten, a political analyst for FiveThirtyEight, about whether newspaper endorsements are meaningful to presidential candidates.

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Trump Hammers Birther Charge, Dismisses Cruz As 'The Canadian'

9:43am January 26, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

With the polls tightening a week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the real-estate mogul is continuing to raise questions about whether the Texas senator is even eligible for the White House.