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State Senator Wendy Davis has caught national attention after her 11-hour filibuster to block a bill that would limit abortions in Texas. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with reporter Wayne Slater and Professor Jim Henson about what this means in Texas and what it says about the abortion debate across the country.

Madeleine Brand of member station WBGO reports rom New Jersey on a House race in the 12th Congressional district, where emocrats are trying to woo disgruntled Republican voters in the November lections.

Saturday's U.S. Senate run-off election in Louisiana has commentator Randy Fertel remembering his father's campaign for New Orleans mayor in a gorilla suit.

For the next episode of "Movies on the Radio," The State of Things is asking, what is your favorite movie about politics? Do you like the classics, such…

Traditionally, the media has blurred the line between public and private lives, and the digital age has almost eliminated that distinction entirely.…

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis skipped out on a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about ISIS last week and instead met privately with former Vice…

As George Bush and John Kerry deliver speech after speech on the campaign trail, they'll be trying out new jokes to spice up their appearances. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Democratic speechwriter David Kusnet and Republican speechwriter Bob McAlaster about the art of using humor in politics.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports the most appealing candidate in California is better known for his action packed movies than his political views. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger is not currently running for office, he is sponsoring an initiative for the November 5th ballot that could make after-school programs available to many students in the state. Some say Schwarzenegger is training for a chance to be governor in four years.

Political commentator David Frum. From January 2001 to February 2002 he was a special assistant to President Bush for economic speech-writing. He held the position during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and he's the man who put the axis in the oft-repeated Bush term "axis of evil." Frum is the author of the new book, The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush, an inside account of the White House.

Political Arena is giving players a front row seat to all the ins and outs — and yeah, even the ugliness — of national politics.