Winston-Salem's trailblazing city attorney set to retire after decades-long career
After 36 years, Winston-Salem City Attorney Angela Carmon has announced her retirement.
Politics & Government
Republican candidates are downplaying abortion, but it keeps coming up
Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.
After shaky presidential debate performance, what comes next for concerned Democrats?
Days after the first presidential debate, President Biden's campaign is still trying to tamp out suggestions that he should drop out of the race.
Trump team plans to pare down Republican Party platform ahead of convention
A memo obtained by NPR says the campaign wants a streamlined platform to keep a focused message. In an attempt to tamp down controversy, they also plan to sort the language behind closed doors.
Republicans are turning Biden’s voter registration order into a partisan flash point
Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.
Kentucky judge throws out Jewish mothers' lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban
Three Jewish women challenged Kentucky's near-total abortion ban on the grounds that it infringed on their religious beliefs that life begins at birth, not conception.
Should President Biden step aside in the 2024 election?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman about why he thinks President Biden should step aside in the 2024 election.
Fetterman traveled to Israel and met with Netanyahu despite blowback on the left
Why Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., visited Israel this week, and how the visit underscores tensions among Democrats over the war in Gaza.
In a post-debate rally, Biden showcases a different side
One day after facing off on the debate stage, President Biden and former President Donald Trump held campaign rallies that built off of Thursday's debate performance.
Week in politics: Presidential debate, Supreme Court decisions
The reverberations from Thursday's presidential debate continue, alongside consequential Supreme Court rulings.