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Disinformation is rampant in the U.S. election campaign. Will it impact the vote?
With disinformation about disaster relief and immigration running rampant through the U.S. election campaign, The National’s guest host Nil Köksal asks U.S. political analysts Chris Cillizza and Tia Mitchell to break down how false...
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The U.S. Election
The U.S. faces an unpredictable presidential election. Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson discuss who's vision for America's next chapter could emerge victorious and its implications in November's...
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‘Selected to pick cotton’: Black people get racist texts after U.S. election
Racist texts with references to ‘picking cotton,’ ‘plantations’ and ‘slave catchers’ have been sent to Black people in at least 20 U.S. states shortly after the presidential election. The Trump campaign denies any involvement. The FBI...
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Donald Trump thanks campaign allies in his election night speech
Elon Musk, Bryson DeChambeau and Dana White all got shout-outs as Donald Trump declared victory on Wednesday morning in the U.S. election. He even allowed White to speak, with the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO saying, 'This is what...
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‘This election is about our democracy,' says former GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson
Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with former Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson on what he's watching for in the presidential election and why he isn't voting for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Plus, our...
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How U.S. elections are unique
How do American election campaigns differ from those in other countries? Harvard Professor Thomas E. Patterson discusses campaign length, use of televised political ads, and costs. From our free online course, "U.S. Government":...
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Former ambassadors weigh in on the U.S. election campaign
As voters across America cast their ballots, former U.S. ambassadors to Canada David Wilkins and Gordon Giffin discuss the differences between this year's election and previous campaigns.
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Trump Gains Ground In Crucial States, Democrats In Panic | Harris Shifts Strategy | U.S. Election
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is shifting her campaign strategy to win over more men and Republicans. This as Democratic anxieties rise over polls showing her rival making strong gains, according to a report by reuters. After weeks...
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Anger, anxiety and uncertainty as Montana voters head to the polls in the U.S. election
The campaign has taken over kitchen table discussions and local airwaves in Montana. People say the big issues are women’s reproductive rights, electoral reform and access to public lands. Donald Trump is heavily favoured here to win the...
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'Vile, racist' mass text messages sent to Black people in U.S. after election
Racist texts with references to ‘picking cotton,’ ‘plantations’ and ‘slave catchers’ have been sent to Black people in at least 20 U.S. states shortly after the presidential election. The Trump campaign denies any involvement. The FBI...
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Joe Biden drops out of U.S. presidential race
U.S. President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign in a social media post on Sunday. His move comes after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted...
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What Biden’s historic exit says about Democrats and U.S politics
It’s been decades since a sitting president abandoned a reelection campaign. The National’s Adrienne Arsenault asks presidential historian Tim Naftali to breakdown what Joe Biden’s historic decision says about the Democratic Party and...
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The American Presidential Election of 1896
The 28th Presidential election in American history took place on November 3, 1896. Turnout was high, and people were saying things like "this is the most important election ever." Yeah right, as if they don't say that every election....
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Campaign to Fight Election Disinformation
Russian agents interfered in the last major U.S. election in many ways, including planting “disinformation” or false information intended to mislead voters about the voting process. A new state office in California has been established...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1848
The 16th Presidential election in American history took place on Tuesday, November 7th, 1848. This was the first election that took place on the same day in every state. By law from this point forward, Election Day would be on a Tuesday....
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2SLGBTQ+ grassroots volunteers mobilize to get out the vote in swing states
Chicago’s Q Force is mobilizing 2SLGBTQ+ volunteers in a four-day push to get out the vote in Wisconsin and Michigan. Jin-Soo Huh, the co-chair of Q Force, says volunteers ‘know what’s at stake’ in this election and that these next few...
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Breaking down Biden’s presidential campaign exit speech
The National's guest host Erica Johnson asks U.S. political analyst Tia Mitchell to break down what Biden’s speech means for the 2024 election, and his legacy.
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The marketing of politics: UWindsor class watches U.S. election closely
Professor David Bussiere's marketing class at the University of Windsor has been following the American election campaign closely all semester. Windsor Morning host Amy Dodge sat in on a recent class to hear their predictions. Overall,...
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Election Security
Take a look at the state of the U.S. electoral infrastructure, reviewing its security performance in the midterm elections and looking ahead to initiatives to shore up defenses before 2020.
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'Russia Most Active Threat': U.S. Officials Fret Over Putin, Iran As America Votes For President
U.S. officials sounded a big security threat hours before America began voting to pick the new President. ODNI, FBI and Cybersecurity officials claimed that there have been Russia-linked disinformation and Iran-linked violence campaigns...
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Putin Aide Medvedev's 'Next U.S. President' Prediction Stuns Biden After Failed Bid To Kill Trump
Dmitry Medvedev, a prominent figure in Russian politics and aide to Vladimir Putin, has predicting Donald Trump's victory in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Medvedev and several Russian media outlets assert that an assassination...
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Nancy Reagan - U.S. First Lady | Mini Bio | BIO
Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and the wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. She served as the First Lady of the United States from...
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Why Are There So Many U.S. Investigations Into Russia? | Let's Talk| NPR
Multiple U.S. investigations are digging into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. NPR congressional reporter Geoff Bennett sorts through the...
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U.S. officials say Canadian-owned media channel paid millions in Russian campaign to sway election
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against two Russian nationals, accusing them of setting up a conservative media outlet as a front for pro-Kremlin propaganda. Details in the indictment point to Tenet Media, founded in...