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The New York representative runs a real risk of losing to Dominican-American rival Adriano Espaillat in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Rangel is one of the longest-serving members of Congress.

Another five states hold primaries this coming week, including Tennessee, Kansas and Michigan. NPR's Arun Rath talks to senior Washington correspondent Ron Elving about what's at stake.

We look at how President Biden's message to MAGA Republicans was received, as well as what the latest details on the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago tell us about the why the FBI was worried.

We look at the temporary spending deal that avoids a partial government shutdown — at least for now.

Hillary Clinton dominates Donald Trump when it comes to ground game, ads and fundraising. Renee Montagne talks to commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and Tucker Carlson of The Daily Caller.

This year has been marked by a series of confrontations around the Eucharist in Catholic churches. In January, the archbishop of St. Louis announced he would deny communion to John Kerry, because of Kerry's support of abortion rights. Earlier this month, a bishop in Colorado said that any Catholic politician who supports abortion rights, stem cell research, euthanasia or same-sex marriage is not eligible to receive communion. And in several U.S. cities this coming Sunday, a group of gay Roman Catholics are planning to stage a protest during Mass. The protesters intend to wear rainbow sashes, opening declaring their sexual orientation. In Chicago, Cardinal Francis George has told priests to deny communion to anyone wearing one of the sashes. Commentator James Martin, a Jesuit priest, says that even the threat of denying communion goes against the meaning of the ritual.

Some political items of note, including President Biden capitalizing on Republican calls to cut Social Security and Medicare, and Gov. Ron DeSantis' battle with Disney.

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Ron Elving about where the candidates stand in the 2012 presidential race, including their responses to the volatility in the Middle East.

It was a neck-straining Tuesday in the world of politics.Among the headlines were convictions for two of the president's closest confidants, a panel of…

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is bringing up bills that are putting Republicans on the spot — like a measure to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It's pre-election-year positioning — and Republicans are trying to do the same.