Former Greensboro Fire Chief Ray Flowers dies at 83
Ray Flowers, who was the first Black chief of the Greensboro fire department, has died.
Politics & Government
Through all Trump's legal wars and woes, one lawyer's influence still holds sway
Roy Cohn always told clients to fight all charges, countersue when sued and never concede. Trump has followed his formula for half a century, and it has come to matter a great deal to the nation.
Politics chat: The ghost of the Build Back Better Bill; Dems likely to lose seats
Democrats in Congress will try to pass a few modest health care measures now that one of the party's own members has rejected climate spending. Also, the latest on midterm elections.
This library director resigned after continuous dramatics over featured books
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Janette McMahon about why she resigned from her position as director of a public library in Vinton, Iowa.
Religious groups came together in Oregon to get gun control on the next ballot
An interfaith group in Oregon has been working for years advocating for gun control in that state. Recent shootings have galvanized support among voters for their latest efforts.
Democrats face hard truths on abortion rights in Wisconsin midterm races
Democrats in Wisconsin are hoping to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and reelect Gov. Tony Evers. But even if they win, it might not translate to much action on abortion rights.
The relationships between polarization and democracy in the U.S.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Didi Kuo of Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law about how political polarization is threatening democracy.
What the subpoena for the Secret Service's erased texts means for the Jan. 6 probe
The House committee subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted, as the panel probes President Donald Trump's actions at the time of the deadly Capitol attack.
Midterm elections will only go so far in ensuring policy gains for abortion rights
Wisconsin's statewide races this year highlight a tough truth for Democrats about abortion rights: even if they score some hard-fought wins, actual policy gains still may not come.
President Biden tackles Chinese and Russian relations with Middle Eastern leaders
President Biden is meeting with 9 leaders from the Middle East in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — seeking to reassert U.S. leadership in the region, and stave off Chinese and Russian influence.