As voters clamor for change, a new generation of Pelosis, Kennedys, Kings and other powerful families are stepping up to keep ...

Lefty Sen. Bernie Sanders is facing a storm of backlash for blocking the Senate from fast-tracking legislation aimed at helping pediatric cancer patients by giving them access to comprehensive ...

Wisconsin school districts are increasingly using referendums to maintain their budgets and start building projects. Here's ...

Here are the top six New Jersey political storylines to watch as 2026 unfolds and Mikie Sherrill takes over as governor.

Ebenezer Scrooge has nothing on Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is thwarting cancer treatment for kids in a possibly futile attempt to get Congress to pass his priorities. Last week, the Vermont socialist ...

The columnist Michelle Goldberg believes Democrats — and the nation — lose when they abandon the idea of America as a nation ...

One Nation mines the resentment of those who feel looked down on by “lanyard class” professionals and ignored by mainstream ...

Sacramento’s elected officials have said repeatedly that they want safer roads. In 2017, the City Council made a “Vision Zero” pledge to end traffic deaths by 2027, but Sacramento is far from reaching ...

Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have ...

With a polarizing new mayor in New York City, countless high-profile elections and an ever-unpredictable (and often hostile) ...

A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, ...

West Texas parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools.