President

NPR's Interview With President Obama About 'Obama's Years'

10:22am July 01, 2016

Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama on NPR's radio special, "Obama's Years," about how Americans have fared since 2008. He also discusses the Brexit vote and parallels in the U.S. election.

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Benjamin Epstein, director of the Anti-Defamation League, stands to the right of Martin Luther King Jr. in this photo with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson taken on June 22, 1963.

National

Anti-Defamation League Chief Faces Challenge Trying To Renew Civil Rights Activism

7:38am May 31, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

Jewish groups supported the civil rights movement in the 1960s. But for many current civil rights activists, solidarity with Palestinians takes precedence over the old solidarity with American Jews.

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How Many Levels Can You Count In The Ryan-Trump Chess Game?

10:34am May 13, 2016

by Ron Elving

Speaker Paul Ryan is widely regarded as a thought leader in his party and in the conservative movement, generally. He speaks often of principles, and he seems to mean it. He has yet to back Trump.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has vowed to fight against those seeking her impeachment.

World News

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Will 'Fight' Against Impeachment

8:04pm April 18, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The embattled president says the vote to impeach her is "an attempt at indirect election because those who want to rise to power would not have the votes to do so in a normal election."

A campaign poster for Yetta Bronstein — featuring Alan Abel's mother.

The True Story Of A Fake Presidential Candidate

12:37pm April 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

Yetta Bronstein ran on a platform of national bingo and mink coats for all. So why don't you know her? Well, because she was fake. But the married pranksters behind Bronstein won't let you forget her.

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Rand Paul Drops Out Of White House Race

2:21pm February 03, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Kentucky Republican says he is suspending his campaign after a disappointing finish in Iowa to focus on his Senate re-election.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House.

'Sometimes Progress Is A Little Uncomfortable': President Obama On Identity Politics

1:37pm December 21, 2015

by Leah Donnella

In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Obama spoke at length on the subject of identity. The question of who we are as Americans, Obama said, has been a focus since the country's founding.

Members of the Secret Service follow President Obama as he arrives at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in 2014.

House Committee Report Finds Secret Service Is 'An Agency In Crisis'

2:46pm December 04, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

In the past decade, 143 security breaches or attempted breaches have taken place. The committee suggested the scope of the agency's duties be reviewed to determine what "missions can be shed."

Only around 1 in 5 Americans trusts the government, which has helped political outsiders like Donald Trump.

Americans Don't Disagree On Politics As Much As You Might Think

1:40pm November 27, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Everyone knows that distrust of Washington is at near-record levels and that Congress has grown more polarized. But what's going on with American voters is more complicated than you may realize.

Sports

FIFA Chief Sepp Blatter Reportedly Facing 90-Day Suspension

3:57pm October 07, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Also on Wednesday, FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon, who is facing his own charges of wrongdoing, said he is planning to sue Blatter for at least $100 million for damages to FIFA.