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Bernie Sanders, left, and Hillary Clinton confer during a break in a December Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire.

3 Questions Ahead Of Tonight's Democratic Debate

9:10am January 17, 2016

It's the last debate for the Democrats before the first votes will be cast in Iowa, where Hillary Clinton and Vermont independent Bernie Sanders are locked in a neck-and-neck race.

Are Trump's Values Consistent With Evangelicals?

8:12am January 17, 2016

On Monday Donald Trump will give the convocation address to students at Liberty University. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to pastor Darrell Scott about Trump's appeal to evangelical voters.

Clinton Family Takes On Iowa

8:12am January 17, 2016

by Scott Detrow

One of America's political dynasties is turning out in force: Bill and Chelsea Clinton are campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Iowa.

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Establishment Republicans Scramble To Top Trump

1:59pm January 16, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

While Donald Trump dominates the presidential race in New Hampshire, other Republicans like Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio fight it out to emerge as the savior of the GOP establishment.

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Anti-Establishment MPs Shake Up Spain's New Parliament

8:27am January 16, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

The new Spanish parliament looks very different than its predecessor. The assembly now has its first black MP, a physicist who uses a wheelchair and a record number of female lawmakers.

Gov. Nikki Haley, R-S.C. at Charleston, S.C., Republican presidential debate Thursday.

#MemeOfTheWeek: The Racial Politics Of Nikki Haley

8:23am January 16, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The South Carolina governor's response to President Obama's State of the Union highlighted a reality for Haley — for some, she is too "brown." For others, not brown enough.

Break It Down: Fact Checking The GOP Debate

5:54pm January 15, 2016

After Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, NPR policy reporters fact check the candidates' statements.

Week In Politics: State Of The Union, GOP Debate

5:52pm January 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC and author of Fracture, and Mary Kate Cary, former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush and columnist for U.S. News & World Report, about the political news of the week.

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Politics & Government

Jeb Bush Picks Up Endorsement From Lindsey Graham

3:33pm January 15, 2016

Graham's presidential campaign went nowhere, but as a senator from the early voting state of South Carolina he hopes to still have some clout.

In the spin room after Thursday's GOP debate, Donald Trump said his "bromance" with Ted Cruz was over.

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Heading Into Iowa, GOP Candidates Clash But Fail To Derail The Trump Express

12:11pm January 15, 2016

by Ron Elving

Ted Cruz noted that Donald Trump and his lawyers had earlier given him a pass on his Canadian birth, but that since then "the Constitution hasn't changed, but the poll numbers have."