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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser about why she is part of a group of women supporting Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination.

We look at economic plans put forth by both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with both saying they aim to lower prices and cut taxes.

NPR's Scott Simon Speaks to Democratic strategist and chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee Minyon Moore, about the upcoming convention in Chicago.

Family members of hostages held by Hamas held a news conference in Washington, D.C., as Congress debates sending billions more dollars of aid to Israel.

As the homelessness crisis grows, it’s common for the public and politicians to conflate homeless encampments and criminal activity. But how much do these camps really affect crime in cities?

On Tuesday the San Francisco Board of Supervisors became the largest U.S. city to pass a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Zohar Palti, former Director of Intelligence of the spy agency the Mossad, talks about how this war started and how it ends.

As a part of NPR's year-long series on global elections, we look at how U.S. allies and partners view the two presidential candidates ahead of next week's debate.

Chants calling for "intifada" have been a prominent feature of pro-Palestinian student protests. It's a charged word whose use is perceived differently by people with opposing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Here's what we know about the speech, the guests and the stakes for this election-year State of the Union address.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown and LCD Soundsystem. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2023.