Mara Liasson

Sunday's town hall debate presents Hillary Clinton with opportunities and perils. NPR explores why the town hall format is tricky for some candidates to navigate.

The candidates for vice president debate Tuesday night in Farmville, Va. It's the only direct match-up between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence in the 2016 campaign.

Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Pence are two mild-mannered, affable politicians who will certainly present themselves differently than their running mates.

How will Trump respond to his 1995 tax records being out in the open? And when the vice presidential candidates meet on the debate stage will the echo their running mates?

The first contest between major party male and female candidates has made gender a campaign issue. Hillary Clinton is doing her best to use Donald Trump's controversies to win over female voters.

Hillary Clinton is feeling confident after the first presidential debate, while Donald Trump tried to clean up some gaffes from Monday night.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton wrapped up their first debate Monday night in Hempstead, N.Y. It was a fast-paced 90 minutes with Trump often interrupting Clinton and speaking over her answers.

With a close race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump enter Monday night's presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y., with the course of the campaign on the line.

Which Donald Trump will show up? That's one of several unknowns that will determine the outcome of tonight's debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton.

The Republican nominee proved adept in the primary debates, but a one-on-one debate could expose weaknesses in policy. And he'll have delicately approach how he debates with the first female nominee.

Expectations are high for the Democratic nominee, but she needs to come across as authentic and relatable instead of just a policy wonk.

Donald Trump goes into Monday's presidential debate looking to appear as a plausible alternative to Hillary Clinton. On Wednesday, we heard what Clinton faces — now we examine Trump's challenges.

The stakes are high for both candidates in the first presidential debate next Monday. We start today with a look at what Hillary Clinton needs to accomplish. Tomorrow, Donald Trump.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's responses to the incidents in New Jersey, New York and Minnesota highlight differences in their leadership styles as they prepare for the first debate next week.

Hillary Clinton's efforts to humanize herself and make an affirmative case for her candidacy has been complicated by a case of pneumonia and her comments about Donald Trump's supporters.

The first presidential debate is still more than two weeks away, but the candidates took questions in a forum focused on issues that would come before the commander-in-chief.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are campaigning across many battleground states this week, where Clinton holds advantages even as the race tightens.

Labor Day marks the traditional start of campaign season but this has been anything but a traditional campaign. We examine the state of the presidential race and what we should be paying attention to.

Many of Donald Trump's policy proposals stray from the traditional GOP playbook, and his unorthodox ways have a lot of Republicans asking big questions about their party's future.

In his aggressive speech in Phoenix, Trump vowed to deport anyone who has entered the U.S. illegally. Earlier in the day, he traveled to Mexico City to meet with Mexico's president.