Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
A New Approach To Campaigns: Competitive Candidate School
In Austin, a political nonprofit is taking a Shark Tank-style approach to finding and training candidates to run for office.
The Case Of The Mysterious Amazon Packages
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ming Ooi, chief strategy officer at review-checking service Fakespot.com, about mystery Amazon packages showing up at the home of a retired Massachusetts couple.
Next Week On The Call-In: Sexual Harassment
We want to hear from you if you've had a friend or spouse who's been accused of sexual harassment. Have your feelings about them changed? What conversations are you having with or about them?
Teens And Gender
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Nic Rider, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota whose research shows more teens in the U.S. are identifying as transgender or gender nonconforming.
Party Strategists On The Week In Politics
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navaro speaks with Democratic strategist Celinda Lake and Republican strategist Alex Vogel about the week's biggest political news.
Ethics Office Gets A New Chief
Emory Rounds III has been tapped to run the Office of Government Ethics. He'll be the agency's first permanent director since Walter Shaub resigned amid conflicts with the Trump White House last July.
The Week Ahead In Politics
Normally, a presidential budget would be big news. But this time, it's a bit anti-climactic.
Finding Planets Outside The Milky Way
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with University of Oklahoma postdoctoral researcher Eddie Guerras about how his team detected planets outside of our galaxy.
The Mixed Korean Hockey Team Takes To The Ice
The joint North-South Korea women's hockey team takes to the ice for the first time. There's drama, geopolitical intrigue and, oh yeah, a hockey game.