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President Obama's approval ratings have hit a record low, according to a major poll... The Affordable Care Act's terrible launch may have set back Americans views of what government can do... Why Obama won't fire Sebelius.

A jury must decide whether Democratic State Rep. Derrick Smith abused his office and took a $7,000 bribe or was entrapped by an overzealous FBI.

During the pope's Cuba trip, he has called on people not to resist change. Analysts are examining his words and actions to figure out whether he means individual change or national.

Grad speeches are underway. And since it's an election year, it's hard for speakers to resist stepping onto the soapbox.

The North Carolina Board of Elections voted 4-1 Sunday to recognize the centrist group No Labels as a political party in the state. That means the group can be on the 2024 ballot, should it choose to run a third-party presidential candidate, and that voters will now have six choices with which to affiliate themselves when it comes to party.

How did the elephant and donkey become the mascots of America's two major political parties?

With just four months until the Iowa caucuses, the rhetoric among three GOP candidates has turned sharper. This week, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio honed attacks on each other.

George P. Bush is expected to win Tuesday's GOP primary for land commissioner. Ben Phillpott of KUT brings the story of the young Bush's low-key campaign and outreach to Hispanic voters.

Socialism has re-entered the political debate this year. Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about socialism.

The ultra-conservative Muslims, whose influence has grown since the Arab Spring, aspire to a society ruled entirely by Islamic law. But to their critics, the Salafis are religious fanatics who are trying to drag the region back to 7th-century Arabia.