On this week's Close Up, as we prepare to close the curtain on 2025, we revisit the defining moments in Iowa politics and ...

Democrats still face an uphill battle to net four seats and take control of the Senate, but they see a path amid Trump’s poor ...

Primaries next year are early battlefronts in both parties' fights for their future, and some of the same issues and divides ...

The fight for the soul of America’s two major political parties is just beginning. As the 2026 midterm cycle spins up, hotly ...

Donald Trump’s brand is losing credibility, and Gavin Newsom’s Hollywood-grade instincts make him a formidable opponent for ...

Vivek Ramaswamy barreled into politics as a flame-thrower willing to offend just about anyone. He declared America was in a “cold cultural civil war,” denied the existence of white supremacists, and ...

Americans have become more and more detached from religious affiliations over the past decade, the fastest religious shift in ...

The Alabama Republican Party and Alabama Democratic Party will open candidate qualifying next month. They have both set the ...

Ukraine spent its third Christmas at war with Russia. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with a Ukrainian member of parliament about celebrating in wartime and soliciting U.S. support for Ukraine.

Morning Edition host Leila Fadel asks GOP strategist Alex Conant about the future of the Republican party in 2026 and beyond.

Choosing the top political stories in an “off year” when no statewide elections took place is challenging — although ...