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Trump Jr. Hits At Hillary Clinton's 'Fire And Fury' Grammy Cameo

1:57pm January 29, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Clinton appeared in a faux audition to narrate the audiobook of the gossipy bestseller. Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted that her reading was "a great consolation prize for losing the presidency."

With examples of Russian-created Facebook pages behind him, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., questions witnesses from social media companies during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Federal Agency Drafts New Rules For Transparency In Political Social Media Ads

5:49pm November 17, 2017

by Peter Overby

The Federal Election Commission sets disclosure rules for ads that discuss candidates. Many of the ads in question dealt only with issues.

Joe Biden and his son, the late Beau Biden, embrace at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Beau Biden delivered the keynote address that year. He died seven years later from brain cancer.

'Promise Me': Joe Biden On Loss, Grief And Recovery

11:55am November 14, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart-wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.

Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Donna Brazile takes the stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphiam Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

Politics & Government

Donna Brazile Criticizes Clinton Camp In Campaign Memoir

4:29pm November 12, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The former Democratic National Committee chairwoman talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her controversial memoir and what went wrong during the 2016 election.

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Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam (right) and Lt. Gov.-elect Justin Fairfax greet supporters at an election night rally Tuesday after the Democrats' victory.

7 Takeaways From Election Day 2017

2:59pm November 08, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

It was a big night for Democrats, who got their first major wins at the ballot box in the Trump era. Here is what it means.

President Trump and his supporters claim that in exchange for millions of dollars in donations to the Clinton Foundation, Hillary Clinton supported the 2010 sale of a mining company that gave Russia control of U.S. uranium supplies.

The Alternative 'Russia Scandal'

6:09pm November 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Trump and his supporters are again claiming that Hillary Clinton helped Russia gain control of the U.S. uranium supply and endangered U.S. security. The facts don't support this.

Robert Mueller, special counsel in charge of the DOJ investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign, rocked the political world charging three Trump campaign officials this week.

3 Ways To Think About What Mattered In The Deluge Of Political News This Week

3:17pm November 04, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

From the legal "shock and awe" of Trump campaign officials' indictments by DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller to party divisions laid bare, what a week.

Hillary Clinton campaigns alongside former Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in August 2016.

Politics & Government

Clinton Campaign Had Additional Signed Agreement With DNC In 2015

11:56pm November 03, 2017

by Scott Detrow

NPR has learned that Hillary Clinton's campaign had an agreement, separate from one also signed by Bernie Sanders' campaign, providing control over party decisions in exchange for relieving DNC debt.

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Democratic party chairperson Donna Brazile talks with audience members before the debate between Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., in Oct.

Book Reveals Clinton Campaign Effectively Controlled DNC As Early As 2015

2:25pm November 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Donna Brazile, who took over as interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee in the wake of hacked emails, says the Clinton camp and the party struck a deal to pay off lingering debts.

Donald Trump holds up a mask of himself during a rally in Florida in November 2016.

Political Costumes This Halloween Rank Right Behind Slasher Villains, Wonder Woman

1:55pm October 31, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

More people say they will wear a political costume this Halloween in a year after an election than ever before. Hillary Clinton, for one, says she might go as "the president."