Early jockeying for Senate seats foreshadows competitive 2024 elections
Lawmakers are already setting their sights on 34 Senate seats that will open up in 2024, indicating a busy election season.
Politics & Government
Duke Energy Carolinas seeks North Carolina rate increases
Duke Energy Carolinas asked North Carolina regulators on Thursday to let it raise residential electricity rates by nearly 18% over three years as part of a broad request to raise revenues from its
Biden says he has 'no regrets' on how he's handled classified documents discovery
The president says he and his lawyers are cooperating with the Department of Justice and that he has no regrets about how he and his team have handled the situation.
Biden tours California storm damage
President Biden is touring a battered California. The state has endured a series of powerful storms in recent weeks. Damage estimates are topping $1 billion with 40 of the state's 58 counties hit.
Supreme Court is unable to ID the leaker in Dobbs decision
The court called the leak "one of the worst breaches of trust in its history." The Marshal of the Supreme Court "has to date been unable to identify a person responsible," the court said Thursday.
Republican Congressman Don Bacon urges bipartisanship on debt ceiling
As the battle over the debt ceiling heats up in Congress, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, about the negotiations.
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have been flooding into Peru's capital
Peru's capital is facing thousands of protestors from the rural and poorer south, demanding the resignation of the president, who they blame for the recent killings of more than 50 demonstrators.
New Zealand's prime minister has announced she's leaving office
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she's leaving office in the coming weeks. The announcement Thursday shocked analysts and has left her party in a bind.
North Carolina auditor faces hit-and-run, traffic charges
North Carolina's elected state auditor has a court date next week after she was cited for a misdemeanor hit-and-run and another traffic-related charge when police said she hit a parked car while dr
The State Department launches a new way for ordinary Americans to resettle refugees
With refugee resettlement organizations stretched thin, the U.S. is trying a different approach. The new private sponsorship program will allow groups of regular people to sponsor refugees.