Politics & Pop Culture

Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig shakes hands with fans Dec. 16 at the Latin American Stadium in Havana during a Major League Baseball goodwill tour. Puig and fellow Cuban national Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox returned home Tuesday for the firs

MLB Hopes New Openness Will Ease Players' Path From Cuba To The Majors

9:50am March 05, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The league's plan, which needs approval from the players' union and both governments, would allow direct pickups of Cuban players — no defections — in exchange for cash support for the sport there.

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Trump: The Reality TV Years

5:01pm March 03, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Before Donald Trump was a presidential candidate, he spent many, many seasons headlining the show The Apprentice, where he was presented as the embodiment of success and an enemy of weakness.

Googling "Is Ted Cruz" yields an very strange auto-complete option: "Is Ted Cruz the Zodiac killer?"

#MemeOfTheWeek: Ted Cruz And The Zodiac Killer

5:53pm February 26, 2016

If you start typing "Is Ted Cruz..." into Google, you'll get a very strange auto-complete involving the Zodiac killer.

A Bernie Sanders campaign sticker is seen on a Toyota Prius in Santa Barbara, Calif. Prius owners, however, are more likely to support Ted Cruz according to a recent survey.

Politics & Government

Which Candidate Are Prius Owners Most Likely To Support? Not Who You'd Think

5:53pm February 23, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Does your ride match your candidate?

Politics & Government

Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman Heat Up Democrats' Battle For Black Endorsements

1:55pm February 23, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been fighting hard to win over African-American voters. They're a critical voting bloc in Saturday's Democratic primary in South Carolina.

In what ways has Obama's presidency altered the landscape of the United States?

Did Obama Inspire A Big Debate On Identity? You Weighed In

12:22pm February 22, 2016

by Leah Donnella

As President Obama wraps up his time in office, we take a moment to look around and see how his presidency has changed us and the way we see each other.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Jeb!, A Gun And 'America.'

6:00am February 20, 2016

by Sam Sanders

It could have just been a picture of a gun engraved with Jeb Bush's name. But no. The Internet refused to leave it alone.

#MemeoftheWeek: What Would Honest Abe Really Think Of Politics Today?

7:39pm February 12, 2016

by Amita Kelly

#ThingsLincolnDidntSay brought the 16th president back to Twitter on his birthday to weigh in on the current presidential race. But in reality, he might actually feel at home.

Johnny Depp plays Donald Trump in Funny or Die's Donald Trump's The Art Of The Deal: The Movie.

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Johnny Depp Stars As Donald Trump (Yep, You Read That Right)

6:04pm February 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

The online comedy outfit Funny or Die has created a fake made-for-TV movie based on Trump's 1987 best-selling business advice book, The Art of the Deal.

'We're Mostly Republicans': New Hampshire Voters Explained By 'Our Town'

4:39pm February 08, 2016

by Bob Mondello

After NPR's Bob Mondello used The Music Man to help explain the Iowa caucuses, he wished there was a musical of Our Town so he could do the same for New Hampshire. It turns out there is one.