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President Trump acts like his campaign promise to build a border wall means the difference between keeping his base of supporters and losing them. But is that really the case?

Writer Tamim Ansary was born in Afghanistan, and his new book, Games Without Rules, traces the country's turbulent history over the past two centuries. The title refers both to the game played for control of Afghanistan and the popular sport of buzkashi, a sort of chaotic polo played with a goat carcass.

Emily Croy Barker's debut novel follows a struggling grad student into an otherworldly adventure pitting fairies against magicians. Reviewer Genevieve Valentine says The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic is a classic portal fantasy with occasional stumbles in characterization

The U.S. House of Representatives approves a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s power and require authorization from Congress before…

We follow the latest on the classified documents found at President Biden's office and private residence, and look at what the DOJ investigation could accomplish while Biden remains in office.

The number of atheists, agnostics and the religiously unaffiliated is on the rise, and they could eventually reshape the political landscape.

TV ads are a tried-and-true way for politicians to get their message out. But in this chaotic presidential primary, are they still effective?

For the first time in a decade a single party holds a clear majority in Turkey's legislature. Many Turks hope the predominantly Islamic Justice and Development Party can pull the nation out of economic lethargy. But some non-Muslims fear religious divisions may flare. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

on the showdown that's expected at the Republican convention in August over the issue of abortion. Several Republican governors already have promised they will fight to keep anti-abortion language out of the party platform. But Patrick Buchanan and his followers have threatened to walk out of the convention or even launch a third party candidacy, if the platform does not include a strong stand against abortion.

In North Dakota the Army Corps of Engineers met with Native American leader hoping to avoid more confrontations between police and Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.