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fact check: trumps speech on the economy,...

Donald Trump laid out his plan for the economy,criticizing globalization and policies that promote...

this 20 year old clinton interview about...

There's an audio clip circulating on the Internet of Hillary Clinton talking about being proud...

the stream: get caught up on the iowa gop debate

fetch Caught Up:In the Trump-less debate,arrows were shot at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who was center...

the perfect state index: if iowa, n.h. are too...

Every four years when the Iowa caucuses and unusual Hampshire primary roll around,the critics and...

the 270 project: try to predict who will win the...

Donald Trump has staked his brand on winning. "We will maintain so much winning," he has said in...

hillary clinton has edge over donald trump in...

Hillary Clinton would have a significant electoral advantage over Donald Trump in the general...

gop debate liveblog: national security takes...

Republicans took the gloves off for their fifth presidential debate in Las Vegas. Focusing nearly...

how hillary clinton locked up the democratic...

The primary season isn't quite wrapped yet (six states hold Democratic contests Tuesday),but...

7 democratic debate moments: clinton and sanders...

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton had another tense debate Wednesday night in Miami,less than a...

8 democratic debate moments: clinton and sanders...

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton had another tense debate on Wednesday night in Miami,less than a...

taking it to the limit: cruz, sanders, kasich...

Ted Cruz has taken pictures with his vice presidential pick,their arms raised in the iconic V for...

taking it to the limit: cruz, sanders or kasich...

Ted Cruz has taken pictures with his vice presidential pick,their arms raised in the iconic V for...

heres a round by round guide to a contested gop...

You'd be excused if you tuned out in previous years when the actual nominating fraction of a...

why president obama campaigning for clinton is...

No president has campaigned strongly for his chosen successor in at least 100 years.Tuesday's...

why does iowa vote first, anyway?

Since 1972,Iowa has held the first presidential nominating contests in the country. Over the years,...

clinton, sanders get testy in democratic debate in...

The first few minutes of the Democratic debate on CNN between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders...

liveblog: foreign policy dominates democratic...

Democrats' third debate focused on foreign policy and national security,all staking out...

pressure is on trump, sanders in crucial contests...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton currently lead the delegate counts for the presidential nomination....

how might trump or clinton pick a running mate?...

If D.C.'s builders save parlors into overpriced luxury apartments and condos — and,we guess,...

the case for kasich: hes the candidate the most...

John Kasich says the nation has a choice between "two paths." On one path is "panic" and "darkness."...

where redistricting fights stand across the...

Even as Democrats and Republicans spend 2018 vying to win key races around the country,a larger...

is a brokered convention the most likely way...

There's a first time for everything. That's certainly held loyal in this campaign...

scalia vacancy, 9 11 and speaking spanish: 6...

South Carolina is known for its rough and tumble politics,and Saturday night's CBS News debate...

the case for john kasich, the candidate the most...

John Kasich says the nation has a choice between "two paths." On one path is "dismay" and...

pressures on trump, sanders in crucial contests...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton currently lead the delegate counts for the presidential nomination....

tonights gop debate: cruz on the rise as terrorism...

The political atmosphere has shifted considerably since the last Republican presidential debate a...

a guide to the many conspiracy theories donald...

This election year may well go down as the conspiracy-theory election,thanks to Donald Trump's...

in 2 indiana cities, all that trump and obama...

Many manufacturing towns dot the cornfields and highways of Indiana,which holds its presidential...

is donald trump a modern day george wallace?

Donald Trump's enduring appeal in the Republican presidential contest has the GOP in a...

republicans struggle to find senate recruits in...

When President Trump visited Ohio this week,he had a message for the GOP Senate candidate Rep. Jim...

how a tea partier became its villain — and why...

On Tuesday,Renee Ellmers may see her political career crop short by her one-time allies.Six years...

young republicans ponder trumps lasting impact on...

The magic number of Republican delegates Donald Trump needs to clinch the party's nomination is...

hillary clinton, the gender card and what it could...

It's essentially impossible to win the Democratic nomination without support from women.In...

despite the math, bernie sanders has already won

Bernie Sanders scored huge-margin victories Saturday in the caucuses in Washington State,Hawaii and...

republican debate: 5 things you missed

Saturday's GOP debate was the final one before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Here were...

from brexit to trump, nationalist movements gain...

When Donald Trump arrived in Scotland Friday morning,hours after the United Kingdom voted to leave...

gop presidential contenders stay classy with major...

After one more debate among the Republican contenders for president,the post-game conversation was...

traffic jam in the winners circle: saturday...

Saturday night was a grand time for victory speeches. The winners in Nevada and South Carolina each...

meet donald trumps potential vice presidents in...

Donald Trump is expected to announce his running mate any day now,and speculation is swirling...

be like bernie: sanders looks to spread his...

The political revolution that Bernie Sanders began may still be felt at the ballot box this November...

sanders supporter creates superdelegate hit list;...

To Bernie Sanders supporters,the idea that Democratic superdelegates — elected officials and other...

super tuesday brings harsh light and heartaches on...

The results of the biggest voting day in the presidential contest thus far may not hold been...

is primary rivalry making the democratic party...

This election has brought a bitter primary season: candidates at each other's throats; a...

5 takeaways: more policy, few punches in unusually...

Something peculiar happened during Thursday night's GOP presidential debate — it was actually...

6 times obama called on muslim communities to do...

President Obama's rhetoric is a familiar punching bag for Republicans running to replace him....

so, five republican candidates walk into a koch...

So,"Five Republican Candidates Walk into a Koch Brothers' Donor Retreat"...Beginning of a...

trump could be a real drag on gop: here are the...

Aside from the White House race,there's another valuable battle this November that...

illinois primary: democrats wage internal battle,...

Updated at 1:23 p.m. ETTuesday's Illinois primaries could bring down the first congressional...

3 things to know about the woman card in the 2016...

A five-primary victory on Tuesday night seemed to embolden Donald Trump Tuesday night. Taking...

ahead of texas primary, early signs of a 2018...

The 2018 primary elections kick off this week,and Democrats are already seeing reasons to be excited...

new york primary preview: clinton, trump look to...

The results from Tuesday night's unusual York primary could be crucial in determining whether...

is the republican party on the verge of a historic...

Something is happening in the Republican Party that has not happened in living memory.The party of...

after sweeping nevada, could trump make it all the...

The Nevada caucuses on the Republican side were a five-card game,and The Donald once again drew the...

jeb bush finds his stride in new hampshire, but is...

Jeb Bush may finally be hitting his stride. The former Florida governor will find out Tuesday night...

justice stephen breyer on what the court does...

One of the members of the nation's highest court dropped by the NPR Politics Podcast final week...

the 10 states where millennials could sway the...

As the presidential race shifted to Nevada with Democratic caucuses last week and Republican...

koch brothers, behind tea party wave, face...

Eight years ago,the Koch brothers' network spent millions to help boost the Tea Party wave.In...

trumps disinterest in data has some republicans...

Donald Trump has broken rule after rule on his way to fitting the presumptive Republican...

why donald trump reversed his pledge to support...

whether someone tells you the same thing five times,you probably should believe he means it.Back in...

1976: the last time republicans duked it out to...

Yes,the race for the White House is approximately winning states, but really it's approximately...

boy in the bubble: marco rubio taking punches from...

There are plenty of political punches being thrown around the GOP field these days. Christie knocks...

dispatches from the gop civil war: a romney drive...

Something is happening in the Republican Party that has not happened in living memory.The party of...

under one roof, divergent views on black lives...

From Ferguson,to Baltimore, to Charleston, or racially charged violence and protests dominated much...

california democrats hope asian american voters...

Asian-Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in California,now making up more than 14...

4 ways the u.s. could fight future election...

Congress is back in Washington,D.C., this week to tackle a to-effect list so packed it unfurls all...

trump in triumph: the man who wasnt welcome in the...

Donald Trump,the man who would not run, could not be taken seriously and could not win, or is the...

city fireman may have to give up job if elected to...

Local politics are as dirty at the city and county level as on the state and national stage.The...

pete buttigieg explains his agenda for black...

Pete Buttigieg,a Democratic presidential candidate and the mayor of a small, majority-white city,...

democrats play blame game with pelosi after...

Democratic finger-pointing has begun after the party's loss in Tuesday's closely watched...

in south carolina, young black voters could put...

After a razor-lean victory in the Iowa caucuses,and a double-digit loss to Bernie Sanders in the New...

democrats debate: what is a progressive and who...

Before they got down to debating the tall issues Thursday night,Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders...

meet the candidates in 100 words and 60 seconds

Have you spent most of this election cycle trying to ignore it? We don't blame you. With the...

democratic debate liveblog: sanders apologizes to...

Democrats are meeting to debate for just the third time this year — a much smaller gathering than...

gop candidate struggling in trump country, so hell...

President Trump is holding a campaign rally outside of Pittsburgh on Saturday night to boost...

democrats burned by charges of a rigged...

One way we know we are (finally) nearing the end of this presidential nominating season is that both...

how 2 powerful streams of republicanism are headed...

Where powerful streams converge,there will be turbulence. That applies to politics as well as to...

the complicated battle for florida: who really has...

Florida may be Sen. Marco Rubio's domestic turf,but it's also friendly terrain for his...

citing two corinthians, trump struggles to make...

There were a few stumbles during Donald Trump's sojourn to Liberty University on Monday.He...

clinton versus sanders: the rift between older and...

This past Sunday during 11 a.m. worship service at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road in Columbia,S.C.,...

on the bubble: whose white house dreams will burst...

The Iowa caucuses are known for hoisting the petite-known hopeful to glory. But for each skyrocket...

heading into iowa, gop candidates clash but fail...

Donald Trump did not dominate the sixth debate among the most prominent Republican candidates for...

indian americans feel disappointed, abandoned by...

In suspending his campaign for president,Bobby Jindal gave a nod to his immigrant roots."To put this...

see where women have the most and least political...

Wyoming is sometimes called the Equality State — it had the nation's first female governor...

as evangelicals lose faith in cruz, his campaign...

The crux of Ted Cruz's campaign has long been mobilizing the Christian right to his...

republican candidates look to appeal to nevadas...

Nevada is a complicated state. Especially if you're a Republican politician looking to appeal...

jeb bush says voters passions for trump will pass

Many Republicans may have sided with Donald Trump's controversial proposal to ban Muslims from...

pennsylvania election: regional race could offer...

Less than two years after Donald Trump won a western Pennsylvania congressional district by double...

birth control at the supreme court: does free...

The rights of the religious and the secular clash again Wednesday at the Supreme Court,this time in...

record number of native americans running for...

On a recent afternoon in Albuquerque,N.M., Deb Haaland sits with a thick stack of paper in front of...

black voters need more convincing from democrats...

When Koya Graham turned 18,the first thing she did was register to vote.And, year after year, and...

hillary clinton fights to win over her own...

Women,as a bloc, are loyal Democratic voters. But under that giant gender umbrella, and there's...

this candidate is spending more than anyone ever...

Wine retailer David Trone is pouring $12.4 million of his own money into his campaign for a Maryland...

trump deals fatal blow to rubio in fla., but...

The GOP presidential field dropped by one candidate on Tuesday night,but Republicans are still no...

wisconsin, long the front runners friend, looks to...

Tomorrow,Wisconsin's primary is poised to do something it has not done in more than 30 years....

arizona primary: native americans could be key for...

When Bernie Sanders took the stage at the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort late last week,he became...

how do you solve a google problem like rick...

In February 2011,Eric Sherred was feeling good.The Republican had just landed a new assignment:...

how nevadas entrance polls turned into a political...

What exactly did we learn about the Latino vote this weekend? select your pick of headlines."The...

4 reasons trumps supporters arent going anywhere...

Editor's Note: Some readers might find some of the language below offensive. This post was...

clinton, trump kick off general election with very...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both delivered speeches in Washington on Friday aimed at firing up...

super tuesday: how it happened state by state

Super Tuesday was a big night for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. They each captured seven...

tuesdays elections: 3 trump wins, plus a big...

The results from Tuesday's four primary and caucus states are in: three wins for Trump,one for...

from axes to flip flops: a peek at 200 years worth...

Harry Rubenstein is deep in a thought about a log cabin when he pauses,mid-sentence, and disappears...

buttigieg tries again to woo black voters amid...

South Bend,Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg stressed Tuesday that more work needs to be done not just in...

liar, liar, pants on fire? cruz hopes to overcome...

Ted Cruz needs an awakening among his religious base for a strong showing or a surprise win on...

trump less debate sets a new standard, but with a...

As any bridge player can show you,the game is different when there is no trump.On Thursday night in...

the last candidate to skip the final iowa debate?...

whether Donald Trump keeps his promise not to appear at Thursday night's Fox News debate,it...

tracking shows russian meddling efforts evolving...

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sounded an alarm this week: The Russians are already meddling in...

was california the last weekend at bernies house...

The legendary Route 66 wound its way from middle America to Southern California,a ribbon of...

pastor max lucado still baffled over evangelical...

whether you've been following the presidential campaign,you have probably heard some talk about...

even indie bernie feels the undertow of politics...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has said he is a different kind of candidate running a different kind...

hoosier judgment spells end for cruz, triumph for...

How many times must it be over before it's really over?This time,the endless 2016 presidential...

as cruz exits race, trump cements his spot as...

The Indiana voters shook up the presidential race Tuesday night,with Ted Cruz ending his campaign...

7 things to know about presidential appointments...

The Appointment Clause of the structure (Article II,Section 2, clause 2) states the President "shall...

it ends with both a bang and a whimper for...

"This is the way the world ends," mused the poet T.S. Eliot, "not with a bang but a whimper." It may...

demographics show why clinton, trump are favored...

Three of the five candidates on both sides of the aisle hail from novel York in some way or...

conservatives call for religious freedom, but for...

Terrorism and economic woes may be big concerns,but Republican candidate Ted Cruz sees another issue...

hillary clinton speaks to npr about president...

The Clinton campaign was approximately to release a video with President Obama endorsing Hillary...

why would the pro clinton superpac target...

You'd be forgiven for mistaking the beginning of this fresh ad running in several battleground...

fact check: republican candidates on keeping or...

This sage is part of NPR's fact-checking series,atomize it Down.Florida, which holds its...

congressman accused of harassment defends himself,...

whether you're trying to tamp down on allegations of sexual harassment,it's probably not a...

a century of gop intra party wars sets stage for...

This year's campaign is headed toward an epic clash of Republicanism at the Cleveland...

suddenly, south carolina projects clinton power...

With every state that voted in February,the contours of the 2016 presidential election changed....

gop congressmans pro russia views are an issue in...

The Russia investigation has shown few signs of having an impact in this year's congressional...

hey, [insert name here], check out these campaign...

Email campaign fundraising is tricky. How do you avoid the dreaded spam folder? Should you query for...

how immigration could motivate democrats in 2018

final week was supposed to be a pivotal moment for an immigration deal. But despite days of debate...

clinton marks historic win as sanders vows to...

Update at 6:20 a.m. ET WednesdayHillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in California,The...

trump says comments about judge have been...

After days of digging in on his racially charged criticism of U.S. District Judge Gonzalo...

a democratic wave in congress could change...

With days to go before the midterm elections,President Trump has tried time and again to turn the...

special election coverage: the wisconsin primary

Catch up with these interviews from NPR's Wisconsin primary night special coverage,hosted by...

campaign finance system of big money now...

After the Watergate scandals in the 1970s,Congress passed a series of laws to reduce the influence...

americans dont like caucuses, but replacing them...

This week,NPR and some member stations will be talking approximately what the 2016 primary season...

will paul ryan lose his gop primary? probably not

Over the weekend,Sarah Palin had a message for House Speaker Paul Ryan: You're going to pay for...

5 other contests to watch in tuesdays primaries

The presidential primaries in Connecticut,Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania and Rhode Island will...

why did jeb bush fail? there are many theories

After disappointing finishes in presidential nominating contests in Iowa,novel Hampshire and South...

pro cruz superpac slams trump for confederate flag...

It wouldn't be South Carolina without stuff like this.A superPAC supporting Ted Cruz is hitting...

why republicans in the bronx and other deep blue...

This was supposed to be a silent week for Mike Rendino. He manages Stan's,the bar across the...

why did hillary clinton say the u.s. is where we...

One of the statement's that got the most attention,and criticism, during Saturday's...

why arent ads buying gop candidates better poll...

TV ads are unavoidable during a presidential election campaign — just ask the Iowans and fresh...

2020 democrats wrestle with a big question: what...

Several Democratic candidates have been quick to embrace reparations recently. Bernie Sanders is...

marco rubio reverses course, will run for re...

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has changed his intellect and will indeed escape for re-election to the...

in close race, unprecedented push for asian...

The next presidential primary battle has arrived in a state with one of the country's largest...

mega tuesday: possibly the most consequential day...

Even though Tuesday may not have more delegates or states in play than Super Tuesday,March 1, had,...

can trump turn pennsylvanias disaffected democrats...

Walk around a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders game talking to Donald Trump supporters,and...

clinton emails raise questions over secure faxes...

The latest batch of emails released from Hillary Clinton's time at the State Department...

after months of focus on just 2 states, candidates...

current Hampshire prides itself on surprising people with the outcome of its first-in-the-nation...

all politics is personal at a small town...

At the start of the Democratic caucus in Earlham,Iowa, there were 40 Hillary Clinton supporters, or...

trump wins south carolina; rubio edges out cruz...

Donald Trump has won the South Carolina primary,while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio appears to believe...

in trumps german ancestral village, the locals are...

Donald Trump wrote in his 1987 book,The Art of the Deal, that his grandfather came from Sweden....

christie campaign costs topping $1 million may...

Security costs incurred by state troopers who accompanied Gov. Chris Christie out of New Jersey for...

do u.s.economic development agencies create jobs...

Hi! I’m Cliff Olney; some here on CNN’s iReports know me as Liberty 1955,and I’m running for...

judge rules against georgia election law, calling...

The Georgia governor's race is already drawing people to the polls in record numbers,and a...

lies, forgery and skulduggery: the long history of...

In 1983,an explosive record appeared in an Indian newspaper, The Patriot: the AIDS virus was the...

the cruz kasich deal: will their alliance against...

It took them nearly two months to carry out so,but John Kasich and Ted Cruz are finally taking Mitt...

race, gender roil maryland senate democratic...

When it comes to policy,there are few differences between the two candidates locked in a bitter...

will the real donald trump please stand up?

Lately,it's been a political guessing game of which Donald Trump is going to show up.In the...

trump reset? sober foreign policy address gives...

Championing "stability" and protectionism,Donald Trump managed a sendup of the foreign policies of...

trumps path wont lead to the gop nomination...

As it stands,Republican front-runner Donald Trump is approximately 60 percent of the way to the 1237...

hillary clinton looks for redemption in south...

Eight years ago,South Carolina was where the wheels started to near off Hillary Clinton's...

4 takeaways from south carolina and nevada

Donald Trump posted a decisive victory Saturday night in South Carolina,a conservative state that on...

dont forget about ted cruz

When Ted Cruz took the stage at his primary night party in Hollis,N.H., he gave what sounded like a...

a history of super tuesday

The phrase "Super Tuesday" first emerged in 1980,when three southern states — Alabama, Florida and...

super tuesday was created to nominate someone...

The phrase "Super Tuesday" first emerged in 1980,when three Southern states — Alabama, Florida and...

in sit down with donald trump, megyn kelly shows a...

Nine months. That's how long Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and presidential candidate Donald...

why trump supporters have declared war on...

Donald Trump's Colorado supporters are gathering at the state capital Friday to build some...

sparks fly between clinton and sanders at flint...

In their seventh debate,this time in Flint, Mich., or Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders agreed on...

how exactly do the iowa caucuses work?

Iowa's process of picking their choice for president is complicated. We try to demystify it in...

sen. elizabeth warren: from professor to pugilist

It was April 15,2009, in the depths of the financial crisis. Elizabeth Warren was backstage at The...

southern baptists split with donald trump on...

Southern Baptists are one of the most reliably Republican devout groups in the U.S. But in a week...

is it ok to vote for hillary clinton because shes...

A listener named Josh recently sent us a clip of him talking politics with his daughter,Penelope....

trumps supreme court list might reassure...

Donald Trump released a list of 11 judges Wednesday he said he would consider for nomination to the...

4 things to watch in the indiana primary

Political attention turns to the Hoosier State on Tuesday night,where both the Indiana Republican...

heres where the delegate math stands before...

Every week,we say the next race is pivotal, perhaps decisive even. Every week, and it's......

in the light of the morning after, how bad was...

Sometimes it takes a Sunday morning to see how much damage was done Saturday night.So it was this...

as trump defies expectations of faith, might we be...

A newspaper correspondent observing Abraham Lincoln's moment inauguration in March 1865 —...

trump ousts embattled campaign manager

Updated at 6:20 p.m. ETDonald Trump has parted ways with his campaign manager and close ally,Corey...

debate strikes sparks between democratic...

In their seventh debate,this time in Flint, Mich., and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders agreed on...

merrick garland heads to capitol hill for what...

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland headed to Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon to meet with...

cruz deals trump a setback in iowa; clinton...

Iowa has once again proved its perennial resistance to political inevitability and the power of...

jim gilmore, who was campaigning for president,...

Jim Gilmore's quixotic presidential campaign came to a surreptitious end Friday.His resume...

why voter rolls can be a mess

This week,as part of the Nation Engaged project, NPR and some member stations will be talking about...

4 super saturday takeaways: cruz on the rise as...

On the surface,Saturday's election results appeared divided. After all, on the GOP side Ted...

cruz on trump lawsuit threat: bring it on

After Donald Trump threatened to sue Ted Cruz for defamation over an ad he's running on...

clinton, sanders question each others judgment to...

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off Thursday in one of the more contentious debates in the...

will cruzs distaste for new york values hurt him...

Ted Cruz has made no secret of his dislike of what he calls "New York values." But now Cruz needs...

in new hampshire, clintons struggle to connect...

For more than two decades,novel Hampshire has been a place of redemption for the Clintons. That...

sanders campaign: dnc blocking voter data is...

This post was updated at 7:30 p.m. ETBernie Sanders' presidential campaign has filed a lawsuit...

election chiefs straddle the line between sounding...

Top election officials from across the country grappled with a fragile question this weekend: How...

first house incumbent loses primary, plus 4 other...

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rolled in the delegates in Tuesday night's presidential...

heres what you need to know about the march 15...

Call it Mega Tuesday. Only Super Tuesday (March 1) had more delegates at stake on a single day than...

for older voters, getting the right id can be...

Nearly three dozen states require voters to point to identification at the polls. And nearly half of...

obama stumping for clinton is likely, but not the...

Hillary Clinton is now the presumptive nominee of her party.In a tight race against Donald...

on to indy: hoosier state could be stand for trump...

Everyone knew Iowa would matter — and New Hampshire,too. The other February contests got a lot of...

clinton looks to historic night while sanders...

Hillary Clinton made history Tuesday as the first woman to become the presumptive nominee of a major...

automatic registration is the latest chapter in...

President Obama backed a bill in Illinois last week that would automatically register people to vote...

senate colleagues mount pressure on bernie sanders...

Now that Hillary Clinton has reached the magic number of delegates to secure the Democratic...

special election coverage: the new york primary

Catch up with these interviews from NPR's New York primary night special coverage,hosted by...

trump and cruz find common ground — kasich...

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump don't agree on much lately,but the two GOP presidential candidates...

3 tiny new hampshire towns voted at midnight. do...

They say when Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow,it means six more weeks of winter.When Dixville...

bernie sanders says hes staying in and its good...

Bernie Sanders is staying in the race until the last primary and the nation will be better off for...

democrats brand is bad, but republicans is way...

The Democratic Party is looking the worse for wear these days. And that's putting it mildly....

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