• Clinton turns to party's stars to quiet Democratic firestorm

    Clinton turns to party's stars to quiet Democratic firestorm

    Jul 25, 2016 10:13 PM EDT

    PHILADELPHIA — Former rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders urgently joined forces Monday to tamp down dissent among his supporters, as Democrats tried to keep infighting from overtaking an opening night featuring some of the party's biggest stars, including first lady Michelle Obama. It was unclear whether the efforts would ...

  • Shields and Brooks on the Hillary Clinton veepstakes, the latest Trump-Cruz dustup

    Shields and Brooks on the Hillary Clinton veepstakes, the latest Trump-Cruz dustup

    Jul 22, 2016 11:44 PM EDT

    ... some connection to the John F. Kennedy assassination, comments about the looks of Ted Cruz's wife. What does this say to us about Donald Trump? DAVID BROOKS: Well, he has teleprompter moments, but they always precede a relapse. And he's had another Trump-being-Trump relapse. And we ...

  • Is the RNC Trump's last big chance to recast himself?

    Is the RNC Trump's last big chance to recast himself?

    Jul 18, 2016 09:37 PM EDT

    ... on his celebrity status and showmanship to overcome a glaring lack of political experience. But as the Republican National Convention opens here on Monday, and Trump enters a tougher phase of the 2016 presidential election, he is still struggling to deliver a consistent performance on the campaign trail. Trump has ...

  • More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton’s FBI interview

    More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton’s FBI interview

    Jul 04, 2016 11:40 PM EDT

    ... not generated by the Trump campaign. It came from a dark place in the Internet where you find white supremacist things like this. And his campaign, we have asked. My colleagues at NPR, we've been in touch with his campaign repeatedly all weekend long, saying, where did this image ...

  • Trump turns to celebrity friends for help at GOP convention

    Trump turns to celebrity friends for help at GOP convention

    Jul 04, 2016 03:55 PM EDT

    ... love him. He's going to be the next president." While those bold-face names have yet to be confirmed, the fact they're on Trump's list is a reminder that many of the Republican Party's biggest stars aren't willing to appear on his behalf. The GOP ...

  • News Wrap: Acquittal in Freddie Gray case stirs outrage; deadly tornado in China

    News Wrap: Acquittal in Freddie Gray case stirs outrage; deadly tornado in China

    Jun 23, 2016 11:22 PM EDT

    ... that it was hacked, other than routine fishing? DONALD TRUMP: I think I read that and I heard it and somebody... LESTER HOLT: Where? DONALD TRUMP: ... that also gave me that information. I will report back to you. I will give it to you. JUDY WOODRUFF: Clinton's campaign has ...

  • Could Trump obliterate partisan politics?

    Could Trump obliterate partisan politics?

    May 18, 2016 08:31 PM EDT

    Donald Trump may be the most divisive presumptive presidential nominee in recent history. But the real estate mogul’s rise has also blurred traditional party lines -- potentially fueling crossover voters and redefining the Republican Party in the process. Trump’s blunt, stream-of-consciousness tirades on illegal immigration, women and ...

  • Campaign signs get new life to help people with disabilities

    Campaign signs get new life to help people with disabilities

    Feb 11, 2016 09:21 PM EDT

    The oversized Carly Fiorina campaign signs along New Hampshire's Route 4 weren't enough to keep the Republican presidential hopeful's campaign alive past Tuesday's primary, but they could end up helping people with disabilities live their lives more independently.

  • Rubio's lean campaign struggles to keep up with cash-flush Bush camp

    Rubio's lean campaign struggles to keep up with cash-flush Bush camp

    Oct 11, 2015 04:20 PM EDT

    There are more than a dozen major candidates in the Republican presidential primary, and while outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson top the current preference polls, it's the two Floridians - Bush and Rubio - at the head of the second wave and competing for donors.

  • Donald Trump's policy approach a mystery amid lack of detail

    Donald Trump's policy approach a mystery amid lack of detail

    Aug 10, 2015 03:10 PM EDT

    NEWARK, N.J. — Donald Trump's position on health care? Repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act "with something terrific."