Opinion: RFK Jr.'s Central Park 'Bear-B-Q' stunt
In an election season rife with surprises, you might add this week’s revelation by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Politics & Government
As Republicans attack Harris on immigration, here’s what her California record reveals
Political observers say Kamala Harris' experience as the daughter of immigrants has intertwined with her career as a prosecutor to form a pattern: pro-immigration but tough in enforcing the law.
Harris and Walz reintroduce joy to Democrats their first week on the campaign trail
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., Harris' sorority, forms a political action committee
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., Kamala Harris' sorority, has formed a political action committee to support federal candidates.
Smartmatic executives charged in alleged bribery scheme in the Philippines
The voting technology company has been the target of conservative media and conspiracy theorists because of the spread of bogus fraud claims tied to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The primary challenger, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, ousts Rep. Cori Bush
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, who this week became the Democratic candidate running for Congress in Missouri, besting U.S. Rep. Cori Bush.
Trump holds a rambling news conference while Harris and Walz make stops on debut tour
Former President Donald Trump gave a rambling news conference Thursday -- the first since Vice President Kamala Harris announced her running mate.
Half a century ago, Nixon became the only president to resign
All three branches of the federal government had been engaged, including actors within the executive branch who saw their duty to the law more than to the chief executive who had put them in office.
What drove last year's surge in Chinese migrants at the southern border?
Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, claim without evidence that Chinese migrants are spies or drug smugglers. Migrants' accounts tell a different story.
The most pressing question about Tim Walz and JD Vance: Who should play them on SNL?
Steve Martin has said he turned down an offer from SNL to play Walz. Our critic offers some alternatives.