Trump’s Second Amendment Rhetoric Again Veers Into Threatening Territory

As candidates for president travel around the country, they often deliver the same speech, or close to it. We take a closer look at the familiar elements in a recent Clinton speech.

New York Attorney General Opens Probe Into The Trump Foundation
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he has opened an investigation into the Trump Foundation after reports found potential wrongdoing.

Trump’s Stump Speech Reveals Changing Style With A Consistent Theme
Donald Trump’s stump speech has evolved in style recently, but the content sticks to a consistent theme.

Charities Fill Gap In Providing Support For Military Veterans
The U.S. spends billions caring for disabled vets, but private charities play a crucial role in getting veterans’ families what they need. Now there’s concern the charity purse is shrinking.

Ballot Measures Transform Into Political Chess Pieces For Special Interests
Voters across the country will weigh in on more than 70 ballot measures this fall — the most in a decade. NPR takes a look at how ballot measures can become political chess pieces for outside interests from the view of Maine and Colorado.

Obama Says U.S. Prepared To Allow 30 Percent More Refugees Next Year
President Obama says the U.S. will allow 30 percent more refugees into the country next year, underlining a promise he made last year. This comes ahead of a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly next week that will focus on the global refugee crisis.

Platform Check: Presidential Candidates Present Family Policies
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.

U.S. To Lift Economic Sanctions Against Myanmar
President Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. is prepared to lift economic sanctions against Myanmar, in recognition of the country’s progress towards democratic reform. Obama spoke after a White House meeting with Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Libertarian Nominee Gary Johnson Delivers Economic Speech In Detroit
After an embarrassing gaffe on national television last week, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson tries to get his campaign back on track with a speech on economics in Detroit Wednesday.

Clinton Releases Updated Health Information After Pneumonia Diagnosis
Hillary Clinton released updated health information on Wednesday following a pneumonia diagnosis. Her doctor says says she is “healthy and fit” to serve as president.

Clinton’s Doctor Says She Is ‘Recovering Well,’ Releases More Health Information
The candidate’s physician says she is “healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States.” She also takes thyroid medication and blood thinners.

Trump Shares Medical Information And Affinity For Fast Food With ‘Dr. Oz’
The controversial TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz declared the GOP presidential nominee to be “very healthy” though Donald Trump said he needs to lose weight and didn’t apologize for an affinity for fast food.

Powell: Trump A ‘National Disgrace’; Clinton ‘Screws Up’ Everything ‘With Hubris’
In hacked emails, the former secretary of state rips into Trump as leading a ‘racist’ movement and laments Clinton’s inability to ‘honestly’ defend her private email server.

Clinton To Resume Campaign Stops On Thursday
President Obama campaigned for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. Her camp continues to go back and forth with the Trump campaign over Clinton’s remark that half of his supporters are “deplorables.”

Donald Trump Reveals Plan To Make Child Care More Affordable
Campaigning in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Trump released a proposal for a tax credit for child care expenses. He wants parents to be able to deduct the average cost of child care from their taxes.

Hillary Clinton Will Resume Campaigning On Thursday
With Clinton recovering at home from pneumonia after falling ill at a Sept. 11 memorial service on Sunday, her husband Bill Clinton and President Obama have been campaigning in her place.

Hillary Clinton’s Stump Speech Reveals Careful Approach To Campaigning
Hillary Clinton’s stump speech on the campaign trail reveals her carefully calibrated approach to campaigning.

Obama To Host Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi At The White House
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visits the White House on Wednesday for a meeting with President Obama.

Obama Stumps For Clinton In Battleground State Of Pennsylvania
President Obama returns to the campaign trail to urge people to vote for Hillary Clinton in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Platform Check: Presidential Nominees Share Plans To Help Veterans
The next president could make sweeping changes to programs for veterans. NPR takes a look at what Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say they will do for vets.

Clinton’s Pneumonia Diagnosis Reignites Questions About Candidate Health
Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis has reignited questions about the health of presidential candidates. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Dan Diamond, a reporter for Politico.

Another Election Day First: OAS Will Observe U.S. Voting
The Washington-based Organization of American States has watched elections elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, but never before in the United States.

Is Arizona A Swing State This Year?
The last time Arizona voters picked a Democrat for president was two decades ago to re-elect Bill Clinton in 1996. Before that, it was 1948 when Harry Truman was on the ballot.

Supreme Court Leaves Ohio Voting Restrictions In Place
The court’s refusal to intervene leaves intact a reduction of early voting days that was enacted by Ohio’s Republican-controlled Legislature. Ohio Democrats had wanted the “Golden Week” restored.

CHARTS: See How Quickly White Non-College Voters Have Fled The Democratic Party
As time goes on, the Democrats and Republicans are looking less and less alike.

Trump Campaign Sketches Out Family Care Plans; Questions Linger Over Funding
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will lay out a new proposal that he says will make childcare more accessible and affordable Tuesday evening in suburban Philadelphia.

Libre Initiative Spreads Free Market Ideology To Latino Voters
Some GOP donors, skeptical of Donald Trump, are focusing on Senate races. Steve Inskeep talks to Daniel Garza of the Libre Initiative, a group targeting Latino voters in Nevada and Florida.

Senate To Vote To Give More Funds Toward Flint’s Drinking Water Crisis
Steve Inskeep talks to Senator Debbie Stabenow, who has co-sponsored the legislation, providing millions in new federal funding for drinking water to her home state of Michigan.

Foreign Policy Experts Push Back On Trump’s Iranian Ships Comments
Donald Trump says that if Iran harasses U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, “they will be shot out of the water.” Iranian and U.S. Navy vessels have long played cat-and-mouse in the Gulf.

As More States Consider Legalizing, Questions About Pot And The Brain
Studies suggest that smoking heavily in adolescence may affect brain function in adulthood, but there’s a dearth of hard evidence for voters contemplating pot’s long-term effects.

Current And Former President To Fill In For Hillary Clinton
Former president Bill Clinton will attend planned events in California and Nevada over the next 2 days as Hillary Clinton recovers from pneumonia. President Obama campaigns in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Senate Top 10: A Path To The Majority For Democrats Comes Into Focus
Democrats still have plenty of opportunities to retake the majority, but once top-tier states like Ohio and Florida have slipped. However, Republicans have new worries in Indiana and North Carolina.

NCAA Pulls 7 Championship Events From North Carolina, Citing Transgender Law
The events moving out of state include games from the 2017 men’s basketball tournament — the organization’s premier event. N.C. Republicans say the decision is “so absurd it’s almost comical.”

When It Comes To Our Politics, Family Matters
This week on Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam explores how unconscious ideas about the family shape the way we think about politics.

Trump Blasts Clinton’s ‘Deplorables’ Comment In Asheville, N.C.
Donald Trump spoke to supporters in Asheville, N.C., Monday night, where he criticized Hillary Clinton’s comments about his supporters but largely stayed away from her recent health issues.

Kratom Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Government Ban
The Drug Enforcement Administration is cracking down on a plant that it says is involved in a number of deaths. Advocates say kratom can help treat opioid addiction, which is a far bigger hazard.

Hillary Clinton Stumbles After Reluctance To Address Health Issues
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.

Trump Responds To Clinton’s Comments About His Supporters
In a speech Monday, Donald Trump focused on comments from Hillary Clinton calling half of his supporters “deplorables” and largely held back from commenting on her health troubles.

‘Washington Post’ Reporter Searches For Proof Of Trump’s Charitable Giving
Donald Trump is facing scrutiny over how much money he has given to his charity, the Trump Foundation, and whether its funds have been used for political gains. NPR’s Kelly McEvers speaks with Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, who has been following this story.

‘New Yorker’ Writer Explores History Of U.S. Political Debates
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with New Yorker writer Jill Lepore about her piece in this week’s magazine looking at the history of debating and presidential debates.

India’s War On Biryani Mixes Caste, Religion, Cow-Avenging Vigilantes
In an effort to save the sacred cow, one Indian state is attacking biryani, the much-loved rice and meat dish. The police is collecting biryani from homes and shops to test if it contains beef.

Hillary Clinton’s Reluctance To Address Health Issues Follows A Long Tradition
Clinton’s begrudging admission that she’s being treated for pneumonia raises the question of how transparent candidates should be about their medical concerns.

Clinton To Release More Details About Her Health
Her campaign also says it could have done a better job acknowledging that the Democratic nominee is being treated for pnumonia.

As News About ‘Deplorables’ And Pneumonia Raged, Trump Blasted Janet Yellen
Here’s what you missed while Hillary Clinton’s abysmal weekend took over Monday’s news cycle.

Politics In The News
In two weeks, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet for their first debate. David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Mollie Hemingway senior editor at The Federalist.

N.D. Pipeline Protester: It’s About Our Rights As Native People
Protesters continue to gather at the site of a proposed oil pipeline despite Friday’s announcement that the government would pause construction on federally-owned land.

Do Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump’s Tax Proposals Add Up?
Morning Edition examines the competing tax proposals of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — part of an exploration of presidential policies we’re calling, “What’s the Issue.”

New President Will Inherit The War In Afghanistan
Fifteen years after being touched off by the Sept. 11 attacks, Afghanistan has become America’s longest war. It’s also become the forgotten war, all but absent from the presidential campaign.