The Republican Party has grown much more supportive of Russia in recent years
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anne Applebaum, staff writer for The Atlantic, about Russia's continued appeal to the American right.
Politics & Government
Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The measure, which would provide $95 billion in military aid, has little hope of seeing a vote in the House where hard-line Republicans oppose the measure.
Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' return is so smooth, it's like he never left
Stewart eased back into the host's chair Monday night without missing a beat, firing off jokes with a familiar style that felt like he had left just a few weeks ago, rather than in 2015.
New York election will decide who replaces former GOP Rep. George Santos
Voters in New York's Third Congressional District will cast ballots in a special election Tuesday. The seat was last held by Republican George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year.
Housing Justice Now to host forum for Winston-Salem mayoral and city council candidates
A Winston-Salem-based housing rights group is hosting a city council and mayoral candidate forum this week.
North Carolina voter ID trial rescheduled again for spring in federal court
A federal lawsuit filed over five years ago challenging North Carolina's new photo voter identification mandate is now set to go to trial in the spring, with an outcome that could possibly affect what people must do to cast ballots this fall.
Greensboro City Council will be able to review body cam footage from incident at city manager's house
On Monday a superior court judge gave a consent order to release the video footage to councilmembers. Officials say their request was made to verify that best practices were followed by the four police officers who responded to multiple domestic disturbance 911 calls on the evening of December 28 made from City Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba’s home.
Donald Trump continues to express his longstanding skepticism of NATO
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Anders Adlercreutz, Finland's minister for European affairs about NATO reaction to Trump's remarks targeting the transatlantic military alliance. Finland is new to NATO.
How Europe is responding to Trump's comments about NATO and Russia
After Donald Trump said at a campaign stop he would not defend NATO countries he deemed insufficiently paid-up, European leaders said the remarks undermined their security as well as that of the U.S.
The 2 oldest presidential frontrunners move closer to a rematch. Should age matter?
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with presidential scholar Alexis Coe about whether age should be considered when deciding on a presidential candidate.