This Republican SC lawmaker helped block a 'crazily oppressive' abortion bill
Senator Sandy Senn believes that legislators cannot tell a woman what is best for her own life.
Politics & Government
A few Republicans spoke up and stopped abortion bans in their states
NPR's Melissa Block talks with South Carolina Sen. Sandy Senn, who was one of six Republican state senators who helped block a near-total abortion ban from advancing.
Turkey's Erdogan cancels election appearances after falling ill
The Turkish president's campaign for another term after two decades in power hit a bump this week when he fell ill.
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis
NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.
Proposal would ban drag shows for people under 18 in North Carolina
Forsyth County state Representative Jeff Zenger has filed a bill
Transgender lawmaker speaks out on her banishment from Montana House floor
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Rep. Zooey Zephyr about her ban from attending or speaking in the Montana State House for the rest of the year.
N. Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulings
In massive victories for Republicans, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.
Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America's psyche on 'The Daily Show'
Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents' dinner April 29. In 2018, he explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest prepared him for The Daily Show.
Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission
The Maryland Democrat said he'd received a preliminary diagnosis of being in remission after undergoing treatments for lymphoma. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love," the lawmaker said.
A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory
North Carolina's highest court has overruled one of its own rulings, throwing into question if the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision on the major elections case known as Moore v. Harper.