Politics & Government

A perimeter fence surrounds the U.S. Capitol in February ahead of President Biden's State of the Union speech in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it?

5:00am November 18, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

With Congress increasingly polarized, there are growing calls to replace the winner-take-all approach for House elections with a system that advocates say could better reflect the country's diversity.

A seal is displayed on the front of the Veterans Affairs Department building in Washington on June 21, 2013.

VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes

8:07pm November 17, 2023

The Department of Veterans Affairs is intervening on behalf of 6,000 homeowners with VA loans who are in the foreclosure process. Many more are delinquent. The move follows an investigation by NPR.

Unpacking Netanyahu's intentions for the future of Gaza

4:39pm November 17, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Greg Myre discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intentions for Gaza.

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Two voters in Argentina share what they're looking at for the upcoming elections

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Argentinian voters face a tough choice between a far-right radical candidate or the ruling party's pick, who's overseen one of the worst economies in decades.

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A popular oppositional candidate in Venezuela has been banned from upcoming elections

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by John Otis

Venezuela's authoritarian regime has just banned the most popular opposition candidate of standing in next year's election. As recent history has shown, that might not work in their favor.

Prosecutors link Trump to violence on Jan. 6

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Prosecutors are tying former President Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021, after he asked a court to remove that language from his federal indictment.

Did a letter written by Osama bin Laden really go viral on TikTok this week?

4:39pm November 17, 2023

Videos praising a letter written by Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden briefly circulated on TikTok this week. But the reaction exceeded the reach of the videos themselves.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference in Atlanta on Aug. 14.

Politics & Government

Georgia prosecutors seek an August 2024 trial start for Trump's election case

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

Prosecutors in Georgia have proposed a start date of Aug. 5, 2024, for the remaining defendants in the 2020 election interference case, including former President Donald Trump.

Anti-war activists protest outside of the White House during a pro-Palestinian demonstration asking for a cease-fire in Gaza in Washington on Nov. 4.

In a tale of two protests, a stark divide among young voters on the Israel-Hamas war

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by Elena Moore

Young voters lean toward Democrats but amid the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war, many Gen Z and millennial Americans are trying to find where they fit in the party - if at all.

Police and security stand outside the Center for Jewish Living at Cornell University on Nov. 3 in Ithaca, New York. The university canceled classes after one of its students is accused of making violent antisemetic threats.

As threats against Jews, Arabs and Muslims rise, Justice Department looks to help

4:14pm November 17, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department is engaging with the Jewish, Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S. as they face a wave of threats since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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