All of the party's announced presidential candidates say they don't want money from corporate PACs. But they wouldn't have gotten much from those PACs anyway.
Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Democrat, was elected in 2017. The photo shows a person wearing blackface standing next to another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chair of the House Intelligence Committee, about the continuing investigation on the Hill about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt about his reporting about calls made by Donald Trump Jr. before his meeting with Russians at Trump Tower.
Last fall, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test indicating she has Native American ancestry. The move backfired; Warren was hesitant to admit she did something wrong — until now.
The speech the White House outlined belies the deep divisions right now not only between Republicans and Democrats but between President Trump and Congress, including some within his own party.
The Department of Homeland Security inspector general found 14,000 deficiencies at facilities where migrants in the country illegally are held but issued only two fines.
The U.S. has begun the process to formally withdraw from one of its remaining arms control treaties with Russia. Washington accuses Moscow of violating the INF treaty which covers medium range nuclear weapons.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the week in political news.