See Where Women Have The Most And Least Political Representation In The U.S.
Women may make up half the population in the U.S., but just 24.5 percent of state lawmakers are women.
Politics & Government
Is It OK To Vote For Hillary Clinton Because She's A Woman?
A listener's 8-year-old daughter tells her dad to vote for the "girl" candidate, because she's a woman. It's a sweet clip, but it gets at the deep question of how identity and issues are intertwined.
U.S. Chief Climate Negotiator: 'Paris Wasn't The End, Paris Is The Start'
Since the beginning of the Obama administration, Todd Stern has been the U.S. government's chief climate negotiator. He led the team in Paris that managed to get some 200 countries to agree to the most sweeping deal ever to limit global carbon emissions. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Stern about what's happened since Paris and his decision to step down from the job after seven years.
NPR Politics Podcast Explores The History Of Contested Conventions
The NPR Politics Podcast talks with elections law attorney Ben Ginsberg about how a contested GOP contention would play out.
Can A Candidate Pay Delegates? Plus, 3 Possible GOP Convention Scenarios
Rides on Air Force One and state dinners were lures the last time there was an open convention. What about cold, hard cash? Top Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg explains what's permissible and not.
Talking Housing Segregation And Chicago With WBEZ's Natalie Y. Moore
A longtime Chicago reporter, a native of the black South Side, digs into the ways segregation continues to shape the politics of her hometown, as well as her own life.
Will President Obama Visit Hiroshima?
The White House hasn't announced any such plans. But Obama will be in Japan next month and a visit would be a grand symbolic gesture in keeping with his emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation.
Citizens United Court Case Was A Fight Against Censorship, Bossie Says
Steve Inskeep talks to David Bossie, president and chairman of the conservative advocacy group Citizens United, about the role of big money in politics in this election year.
Politics In The News: Rocky Weekend For Presidential Front-Runners
Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and NPR commentator Cokie Roberts and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker about the weekend's primary caucuses and other political developments.
High School Senior Elected As Republican Delegate From Colorado
Renee Montagne talks to 18-year-old Joel Crank, who was elected over the weekend as a Colorado delegate to the Republican National Convention this summer. He has pledged his support to Ted Cruz.