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1884 episodes transcribedDespite an underwhelming performance in yesterday's primary contests, Bernie Sanders says he remains a contender for the Democratic presidential nomin...
Joe Biden's campaign momentum continued on Big Tuesday, with decisive wins in at least three of six primary elections. The results paint a grim pictur...
As financial markets reckon with another acute shock, a question for the White House resurfaces: will it take measures to stabilize the U.S. economy?...
As the public continues to brace for the spread of the new coronavirus, President Trump has continued to spread misinformation about the disease. And...
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren ended her bid for the presidency on Thursday, marking the end of a campaign that once rocketed Warren to front run...
Joe Biden's victories on Super Tuesday illustrated the importance of campaign momentum. He won in several states where he had little to no campaign in...
Joe Biden topped the polls in eight states on Super Tuesday, including surprise wins in Minnesota and Massachusetts. Bernie Sanders lead in four state...
Our reporters have been following the Democratic presidential candidates all across the country for months. Ahead of Super Tuesday, we check in with t...
The Associated Press has called the South Carolina primary race for former Vice President Joe Biden. It gives his campaign a much needed boost ahead o...
By some measures, this week was the stock market's worst since the 2008 financial crisis as traders worried about the market impacts of the new corona...
As part of our Where Voters Are series, NPR's Ari Shapiro and Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkeland share their reporting from Pueblo, Colorado.Over...
United States health officials delivered a clear message Tuesday: serious measures could be required to stem the new coronavirus. One top official des...
In a chaotic CBS debate in South Carolina, candidates of all stripes attacked Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as he continues to pull away from the pac...
Moderate presidential hopefuls face a collective action problem—each wants to see voters rally behind one alternative to Bernie Sanders, but (so far)...
Senator Bernie Sanders is the projected winner of the Nevada caucus, according the Associated Press."In Nevada, we have just put together a multi-gene...
As Nevada prepares for tomorrow's caucus, state party officials express confidence that it will run more smoothly than Iowa's caucus. Also, Vermont Se...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hit the campaign trail in Salt Lake City, Utah today after a debate performance that some say left him br...
This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, California. The cast recaps the ninth Democratic pr...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will appear on Wednesday's debate stage in Nevada, after qualifying in this morning's NPR/PBS Newshour/Ma...
This President's Day we're bringing you a special episode from NPR's Throughline. It's a podcast that looks at the past in order to understand the pre...
