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Post June 07 2016

Understanding Campaign Finance Law
 Campaign finance has been a major point of contention during the 2016 election season. Most n…
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Daily Video May 26 2016

Clinton defends email use while Trump brushes off protests
On the campaign trail this week, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and now-official Republican nominee Donald Trump traded accusations.
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Daily Video May 17 2016

Democrats and Republicans struggle with generational divide, unity
As voters head to the polls in Oregon and Kentucky today, the Democratic and Republican parties continue to struggle with difficult realities.
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Daily Video March 04 2016

Some Republican leaders raise concerns over Trump candidacy
Several Republican leaders came out against their party’s leading presidential candidate Donald Trump following his successful Super Tuesday showing.
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Daily Video March 02 2016

Super Tuesday votes see big gains for Trump, Clinton
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton widened leads in their respective races on Super Tuesday, as voters in 11 states and American Samoa took to the polls.
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Daily Video March 01 2016

South Dakota bill would restrict bathroom access for transgender students
A bill in South Dakota would make the state the first in the nation to legally restrict transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that do not correspond to their biological sex.
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Post February 22 2016

Pope v. Trump: When religion and politics collide — Class Activity
Pope Francis became the latest public figure to find himself in Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's crosshairs this week while on a trip to Mexico.
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Daily Video February 17 2016

Republicans focus on national security ahead of South Carolina primary
Voters in Nevada and Iowa will have their turn to weigh in on who they think should be the Republican and Democratic nominees for president this Saturday.
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Daily Video February 11 2016

Republicans head to South Carolina, Democrats debate on PBS
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders won major victories in the New Hampshire Primaries and Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Hillary Clinton banked majorities in the Iowa Caucuses.
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Post February 11 2016

NewsHour hosts Democratic Primary Debate tonight!
Thursday night at 9 p.m. EST, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will face off once again, this time fresh from an overwhelming Sanders victory in the New Hampshire primary.
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