James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he's writing about it
Central Park West draws from James Comey's experience in the FBI and as a U.S attorney for the southern district of New York.
Politics & Government
5 years after U.S. left Iran nuclear deal, more enriched Uranium and much less trust
It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?
U.S. lawmakers push bills to restrict foreign ownership of farmland
Federal and state lawmakers have proposed a flurry of bills to restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land in the U.S. That after a Chinese "spy balloon" floated across the U.S. earlier this year.
To progressive Rep. Greg Casar, debt ceiling agreement is 'lose-lose situation'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Progressive Caucus whip Greg Casar, D-Texas, about the proposed debt ceiling bill.
The House considers bill that would raise debt ceiling
The House is returning to consider a bill that would avert a historic default. While Biden and McCarthy both see the measure as a needed compromise, some lawmakers aren't convinced it's a good deal.
North Carolina senator pushing medical marijuana bill describes smoking pot during cancer fight
The North Carolina General Assembly's chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state revealed publicly on Tuesday how he smoked pot over 20 years ago to withstand the discomforts of chemotherapy during a fight with cancer.
Why one expert says America's fentanyl crisis has geopolitical roots
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the geopolitics of fentanyl and the opioid crisis at large.
Is Texas next up? Lawmakers clear the way for the state to leave voter data group ERIC
Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls.
The debt ceiling compromise isn't sitting well with some conservative Republicans
Conservative Republicans on the House Freedom Caucus are not OK with the compromises made to get the deal done. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about why.
Congressional lawmakers will vote this week on a deal to raise the debt ceiling
Lawmakers are returning to Washington to vote on a two-year budget deal to lift the nation's borrowing limit, and put modest restraints on annual spending.