The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

John Lindsay’s successful 1969 campaign suggests the answer may be yes.

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book is important — but not for the reasons its supporters or critics seem to think.

Sixty years ago, a charismatic young politician took New York City by storm. His record in office offers some warnings to the current Democratic candidate for mayor.

Who runs city government matters as much as a mayor's vision.

The best-case scenario for the Democratic nominee

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Are the criticisms of the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor justified?

Despite what you've heard during the mayor's race, this city is a miracle.

Historian Peniel E. Joseph discusses the civil rights movement and his new book, Freedom Season.

The Weekend co-host Jonathan Capehart shares stories from his new memoir, Yet Here I Am.

Six-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell discusses his new album.

Abby Phillip of CNN discusses news media’s coverage of President Trump.

NPR President Katherine Maher discusses the impact of public media in a time where its federal fundi

Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.

Exonerations and new science continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: “abusive head trauma.” Critics say the name deflects scrutiny while leaving parents vulnerable to criminal charges.

Austin is no longer the fourth largest city in Texas, according to finalized population estimates released last month.

The U.S. population grew by nearly 1.0% between 2023 and 2024, according to the new Vintage 2024 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The two-term Republican caught many Capitol observers off guard when he emerged as the standard-bearer for a coalition that wants to depose Phelan and reshape how the House operates.

The paper was already set to lose at least $77 million this year before all the cancellations.

Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive — despite a shift to urban and suburban counties — but it will take investments.