/tags/election-2016 Election 2016 en-US Copyright Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:54:16 GMT /politics-government/2016-12-30/trumps-inaugural-address-footnoted On Friday, January 20th, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. Below is his inaugural address, with footnotes from… Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:54:16 GMT /politics-government/2016-12-30/trumps-inaugural-address-footnoted Eric Teel /politics-government/2016-11-08/strosser-wins-in-jackson-commissioner-race Republican Bob Strosser has claimed a seat on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. The former Medford city council member held a large lead in early… Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:27:12 GMT /politics-government/2016-11-08/strosser-wins-in-jackson-commissioner-race Geoffrey Riley /politics-government/2016-11-08/josephine-county-another-justice-levy-bites-the-dust Josephine County's longstanding issues with public safety funding emerge unchanged from yet another election cycle. County voters rejected the latest… Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:08:44 GMT /politics-government/2016-11-08/josephine-county-another-justice-levy-bites-the-dust Geoffrey Riley /politics-government/2016-11-08/kaber-sweeps-klamath-co-sheriff-race Chris Kaber leads the race for Klamath County Sheriff by 34 points. Kaber served on the Oregon State Police from 1987 to 2013. Since then he has worked as… Wed, 09 Nov 2016 05:19:22 GMT /politics-government/2016-11-08/kaber-sweeps-klamath-co-sheriff-race /politics-government/2016-11-08/nprs-live-election-blog-read-up-to-the-minute-results As results come in across the country this evening, NPR reporters will be updating this breaking news blog in real time. The NPR Politics team, along with… Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:36:11 GMT /politics-government/2016-11-08/nprs-live-election-blog-read-up-to-the-minute-results Eric Teel /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-08/post-election-super-ventsday At last, we have numbers. Or will, by the time VENTSday begins on the morning AFTER the election. So you can guess what we'll be talking about. From… Tue, 08 Nov 2016 19:28:39 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-08/post-election-super-ventsday Geoffrey Riley /politics-government/2016-10-25/election-night-coverage-nov-8th On Tuesday night November 8th, JPR will broadcast wall-to-wall coverage of Election Night 2016.NPR hosts Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish, Rachel Martin, and… Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:46:57 GMT /politics-government/2016-10-25/election-night-coverage-nov-8th Eric Teel /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-10-24/jackson-county-commissioner-candidates The only thing certain about the race for Jackson County Commissioner Position #2 is that it will result in a new commissioner. Incumbent Doug Breidenthal… Mon, 24 Oct 2016 22:07:52 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-10-24/jackson-county-commissioner-candidates Geoffrey Riley /politics-government/2016-10-19/hard-act-to-follow-moro-deboer-compete-for-bates-senate-seat The race for the Third Senate District in southern Oregon was triggered by the sudden death in August of Dr. Alan Bates. Bates, a Democrat, was widely… Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:43:30 GMT /politics-government/2016-10-19/hard-act-to-follow-moro-deboer-compete-for-bates-senate-seat Liam Moriarty /politics-government/2016-10-19/final-presidential-debate-fact-checked During the final presidential debate Wednesday night, NPR's team of journalists provided live fact-checking of the statements from both candidates. Below… Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:57:53 GMT /politics-government/2016-10-19/final-presidential-debate-fact-checked Eric Teel