Domenico Montanaro

Donald Trump reversed his position after suffering swift backlash from both conservatives and liberals on his comments that women should be punished for getting an illegal abortion.

There are two key words to understand Trump's thinking: "fairness" and "leverage." He believes a possible brokered convention and complex delegate allocation rules tilt the process against him.

The former presidential candidate has thrown his support behind Cruz ahead of the Wisconsin primary April 5.

The president decried the media's role in and responsibility for the current political climate — and this campaign — at a journalism award dinner Monday night.

Bernie Sanders won sweeping victories Saturday, and more are sure to come over the next couple of months. Can he win the nomination? And is that what really even matters?

A political cheating scandal has once again hit the pages of the National Enquirer — and it has roiled the 2016 presidential campaign even though none of the allegations have been substantiated.

The terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday spurred reactions from some of the presidential candidates in the U.S.

Trump once again turned to protectionism as a way of dealing with the world, but it won't necessarily mean it will launch him to the White House.

For all the attention Donald Trump has gotten, more people have voted for Hillary Clinton than any single candidate. Of course, Republicans have had a much bigger field — and record turnout.

The NPR politics team brings us analysis on the vote in the Ohio and North Carolina primary contests. Polls are also closing in Florida, Missouri and Illinois.

The delegate races on both sides are tight. For Republicans, their crowded field is splitting up the votes. For Democrats, the calendar could favor Bernie Sanders over the next several weeks.

Sanders has won some of his biggest margins with white men, while Hillary Clinton has won big with African Americans. They might tell you where they can most win in the primaries coming up.

A Donald Trump campaign rally at the University of Illinois in Chicago was postponed Friday night after protesters clashed inside and outside the event.

The primaries and caucuses in big, important states hold more than 1,000 delegates and could essentially determine the nominees of both parties.

Sanders won Michigan's primary in a stunning upset to Clinton. Sanders exposed Clinton's weaknesses among working class voters on trade issues and delivered on his promise to win with black voters.

Exit polls suggest Donald Trump's early lead may hold up, and that Rubio's in for a disappointing night, says NPR's Ron Elving.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton currently lead the delegate counts for the presidential nomination. But because of the difference in how both parties award their delegates, Clinton's is the more commanding lead.

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Michigan is an important test for Sanders

Tuesday's Democratic contest in Michigan, the biggest prize of ...

On the surface, Saturday's election results appeared divided. After all, on the GOP side Ted Cruz and Donald Trump each won two contests, while among Democrats it was Bernie Sanders who won two of the night's contests as Hillary Clinton netted one victory.

But in the march toward the nomination, ...

Many GOP leaders insist Donald Trump would not be the party's nominee for president. On Thursday, former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney warned of dire consequences if Trump were elected.

There's a first time for everything. That's certainly held true in this campaign dominated by Donald Trump.

And Republicans opposed to Trump are beginning to abandon the idea that Marco Rubio (or anyone else) can win a majority of delegates before the first round of balloting at this summer's GOP ...