Danielle Kurtzleben

The Trump campaign's latest statement on Trump's birther beliefs is also an example of how the Trump playbook works.

NPR takes a look at the policy proposals of the major presidential candidates on childcare and paid family leave, following a speech on the subject by Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, in Aston, Pa., on Tuesday.

As time goes on, the Democratic Party and Republican Party are looking less and less alike.

Here's what you missed while Hillary Clinton's abysmal weekend took over Monday's news cycle.

Several surrogates close to Donald Trump have insisted this week that he actually believes President Obama was born in the United States, but Trump hasn't actually said it himself.

Donald Trump announced that his team raised $90 million last month. That's a lot, but it's less than two-thirds of Hillary Clinton's $143 million.

As many as 1 in 5 voters are either undecided or are choosing someone other than Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

How do you undo rumors and conspiracy theories? Research suggests that it's really, really hard — it may be that letting go of a conspiracy theory means letting go of who you think you are.

NPR's politics team annotated Trump's speech on immigration, which comes after a week of seeming to change direction on the issue.

Ahead of a major immigration speech, it's not entirely clear what Donald Trump's policies are. But maybe his voters just don't care.

The two major-party presidential candidates will be taking different approaches to reaching voters this week. Donald Trump has four rallies planned while Hillary Clinton is running ads on television.

The rural-urban split is one of the biggest demographic stories of the 2016 election.

An online volley of theories says that stools, stumbles and pillows are evidence that Hillary Clinton is in poor health.

While both candidates diverge vastly on many issues, they also have some surprising areas of agreement.

Clinton argued that her plan would boost the middle class while Trump's plan "would give trillions in tax cuts to big corporations, millionaires, and Wall Street money managers."

Last year, the candidate was dismissive of child care questions. But his daughter Ivanka has pressed for the issues and had a major role in his new proposals.

In a vision described as "Winning The Global Competition," the GOP nominee is proposing three tax brackets and would limit taxes on all forms of business income as well as end the estate tax.

The stage appears to be set for many Americans to question the legitimacy of this year's election results. The consequences of that are unknowable and potentially dangerous.

Taking a cue from Khizr Khan's speech at the Democratic National Convention, protesters held up the booklets during a Trump speech in Portland, Maine.

Clinton still has far more cash in the bank, but Trump has caught up considerably.