Danielle Kurtzleben

Blame the substance, the tape, the timing or the "tipping point," but the surge of Republican desertions happened because Trump's offense hit them where they live — both personally and politically.

Long story short: The right is very, very Christian, while the left is much less so.

It's a historic election, with the first female major-party nominee. But for all that, Trump's masculinity has been on unusually prominent display.

Voters' minds are stubborn, and politicians habitually spout falsehoods. That doesn't mean fact-checking is a failure, though.

The plan would also help the rich more than the middle class, according to the Tax Foundation. And there's still one huge, $1.5 trillion uncertainty in the plan.

The Trump campaign's latest statement on Trump's birther beliefs is also an example of how the Trump playbook works.

NPR takes a look at the policy proposals of the major presidential candidates on childcare and paid family leave, following a speech on the subject by Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, in Aston, Pa., on Tuesday.

As time goes on, the Democratic Party and Republican Party are looking less and less alike.

Here's what you missed while Hillary Clinton's abysmal weekend took over Monday's news cycle.

Several surrogates close to Donald Trump have insisted this week that he actually believes President Obama was born in the United States, but Trump hasn't actually said it himself.

Donald Trump announced that his team raised $90 million last month. That's a lot, but it's less than two-thirds of Hillary Clinton's $143 million.

As many as 1 in 5 voters are either undecided or are choosing someone other than Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

How do you undo rumors and conspiracy theories? Research suggests that it's really, really hard — it may be that letting go of a conspiracy theory means letting go of who you think you are.

NPR's politics team annotated Trump's speech on immigration, which comes after a week of seeming to change direction on the issue.

Ahead of a major immigration speech, it's not entirely clear what Donald Trump's policies are. But maybe his voters just don't care.

The two major-party presidential candidates will be taking different approaches to reaching voters this week. Donald Trump has four rallies planned while Hillary Clinton is running ads on television.

The rural-urban split is one of the biggest demographic stories of the 2016 election.

An online volley of theories says that stools, stumbles and pillows are evidence that Hillary Clinton is in poor health.

While both candidates diverge vastly on many issues, they also have some surprising areas of agreement.

Clinton argued that her plan would boost the middle class while Trump's plan "would give trillions in tax cuts to big corporations, millionaires, and Wall Street money managers."