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New York police officers block the street during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in front of Trump Tower on Nov. 12, 2016 in New York. Americans spilled into the streets Saturday for a new day of protests against Trump, even as he appe

Post-Election, Conversations About Race 'Sparked A New Sense Of Urgency'

6:28pm November 14, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery talks about race in the Obama presidency and under President-elect Trump. Lowery was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team for reporting about police shootings.

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Trump Is Another Republican Striking A Blow For The Way Things Used To Be

7:58am November 10, 2016

by Ron Elving

As Trump succeeds Obama, it is hard to imagine a wider gulf between sets of policies, or men with less use for each other. But such contrasts between consecutive administrations are the national norm.

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Gloria Steinem speaks at an awards gala in April.

Steinem: For Feminism, A Clinton Win Would Be Helpful But 'Only One Step'

9:22am October 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

Gloria Steinem, noted feminist and author, says that if Hillary Clinton is elected to the White House, it does not signify a post-gender society. It's only a beginning, she says.

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President Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi participate in a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday.

President Obama To Donald Trump: 'Stop Whining'

3:19pm October 18, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Obama said that the GOP nominee's claims that the election will be rigged threaten to undermine American democracy and show that he's not able to handle the pressures of the Oval Office.

President Obama Really Wants People To Live On Mars

2:04pm October 11, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

In an op-ed for CNN, the president wrote that he hopes to one day look at the night sky with his grandchildren and tell them that humans are living on Mars.

U.S. Lifts Economic Sanctions Against Myanmar

3:42pm October 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

President Obama issued the executive order on Friday, saying he made the decision in light of political reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.

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President Obama To Campaign In Greensboro Next Week

3:29pm October 05, 2016

by Associated Press

President Barack Obama is returning to North Carolina next week to show his support for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the presidential campaign's final month.

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Obama At U.N.: Reject Tribalism Home And Abroad

3:43pm September 20, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama's last address to world leaders at the United Nations also offered an appeal to U.S. voters ahead of November's presidential election.

At U.N., Obama Defends His Foreign Policy: 'We Have Been A Force For Good'

2:57pm September 20, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

In his final speech before the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama called for a "course-correction" in the fight against extremism and for greater attention to climate change.

David Axelrod attends a Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN and Facebook in Las Vegas last October.

Axelrod Says Clinton 'Penchant For Privacy' Made Health Concerns A Bigger Story

12:39pm September 15, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The former senior adviser to President Obama suggested the Democratic presidential nominee should work with, not against, the press in an effort to be more transparent.

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