Ron Elving

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Heading Into Iowa, GOP Candidates Clash But Fail To Derail The Trump Express

Friday, January 15, 2016

Donald Trump did not dominate the sixth debate among the most prominent Republican candidates for president, but he may have been its prime beneficiary.

Trump held his own through an evening of challenges from the FOX Business Network moderators and from six rivals with him on stage. There were plenty ...

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Obama Closes His Run Of Speeches To Congress With Appeal For Broad Reform

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

It was perhaps fitting that the most memorable passage of President Obama's final State of the Union speech should come near its end.

After nearly an hour on the podium, Obama paused and slipped into a mode more suited to a pulpit. In the next few minutes, the president tried ...

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Victory Lap? Final State Of The Union Speeches Reflect And Look Ahead

Monday, January 11, 2016

Eighth-year reports, like the one President Obama will deliver this week, have carried a special portent and the opportunity for a president to address his own record and the direction of the country.

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Politics In The News: State Of The Union Preview

Monday, January 11, 2016

President Obama delivers his final State of the Union of his presidency on Tuesday. The Republican presidential candidates are already preparing their attacks.

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Obama's Final State Of The union

Sunday, January 10, 2016

What to expect when President Obama delivers his final State of the Union on Tuesday, from NPR's Ron Elving.

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Politics In The News: The Primary Brackets

Monday, December 28, 2015

With five weeks to go before the Iowa primaries, we learn more about the state of play in the GOP presidential field. When you think about it, the primaries are a lot like football playoffs.

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'Twas The Night Before Christmas, 2016 Presidential Politics Version

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Or A Virtual Visit From St. Marco

With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, who first published his version 192 years ago today.

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land
Not one candidate spoke — no, not even Rand.
Not a voice could ...

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Clinton, Rivals True To Form In Third Debate — As Are Their Critics

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Not many minutes had passed in Saturday night's Democratic presidential debate before the issue that was expected to supply some drama had been raised, addressed and dismissed.

Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized for his staffer who downloaded data that belonged to the campaign of Hillary Clinton. Sanders apologized to his ...

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Bernie Sanders Campaign Sues DNC After Breach Of Voter Database

Friday, December 18, 2015

The Bernie Sanders campaign is suing the Democratic National Committee after it suspended access to a voter database. The DNC says the campaign inappropriately accessed Hillary Clinton's data.

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All Eyes On Trump Once Again, But His Rivals Feel The Pressure

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Donald Trump entered the fifth Republican debate of this presidential contest on Tuesday night as the national front-runner by leaps and bounds. Other candidates have risen and fallen, but the legion of Trump's support has not wavered.

If anything, the billionaire's backing has swollen to even greater proportions since his ...

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Next Week In Politics: Previewing The Republican Debate

Sunday, December 13, 2015

This week brings the first Republican presidential debate since the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino focused the race on rhetoric around security, ISIS, refugees and Muslims.

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Trump's Call To Bar Muslims Echoes Crises From The Past

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Perhaps it was fitting.

Donald Trump was touting his (now globally famous) proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. — and he was standing onstage at an event commemorating Pearl Harbor.

Trump and his supporters rallied this week on the deck of the USS Yorktown, anchored off the shoreline ...

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Trump Statements On Muslim Immigration Recall Past Episodes Of U.S. Exclusion

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

In light of Donald Trump's statements on Muslim immigration, NPR recalls other national figures who advocated excluding ethnic, religious or political groups from entering or operating freely in the U.S.

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Sure, We Want An Honest And Trustworthy President, But It's Complicated

Sunday, December 06, 2015

Americans say they like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton the most for president, but they don't think they're honest and trustworthy.

Such a lack of trust, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, might be astonishing if we were not already accustomed to hearing about it — about our politicians ...

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Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Trusts The Government

Monday, November 23, 2015

A clear majority favors the government taking "a major role" in fighting terrorism, and Republicans are much more likely to say they're angry with the government, according to Pew Research Center.

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This Isn't The First Time Americans Have Shown Fear Of Refugees

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Political leaders in the national and state capitals this week began raising barriers against refugees coming to the U.S. from Syria and Iraq. They were responding to a sense of fear in the land that refugees might bring with them some of the dangers they were fleeing.

Such fears escalated ...

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Clinton And Rivals Cross Swords In Second Debate, But Cause No Wounds

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Hillary Clinton entered the second debate of the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with far less to prove than she had in the first, and, in the end, she probably achieved far less as well.

But for the time being, at least, she may be able to afford it.

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French Media Report At Least 60 Dead In Paris Attacks

Friday, November 13, 2015

NPR has the latest on the attacks in Paris that have left up to 60 people dead. We revisit the Charlie Hebdo attack in January and the similarities to today's events.

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Fourth Debate Fails To Scramble GOP Field

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The fourth debate among the leading Republican candidates for president filled the historic Milwaukee Theatre with cheers, laughter and occasional boos, but it probably did not alter the dynamics among the eight featured contestants.

No one seemed to stumble or scintillate so notably as to change the pecking order with ...

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Before Bright Lights And Rapid Fire, There Was 1948 And One Question

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The first presidential debate broadcast lasted one hour, and was broadcast without commercial interruption. Dewey and Stassen debated whether the Communist Party in the U.S. should be outlawed.

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