Search results for

Umbrellas have become the symbol of the Hong Kong protests. But it turns out they were a political liability that symbolized appeasement and weakness for much of the 20th century.

Pakistan's parliament has been dissolved, setting the stage for elections after Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided a no-confidence motion.

Three veteran political reporters answer a single question: what’s the most bizarre story you've ever covered?

The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies accusing them of misusing federal funds in their…

Taylor Swift has famously stayed out of politics, but that changed Sunday with a stirring endorsement of Tennessee Democrats. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post reporter Emily Yahr about Swift's surprising reversal.

The Israeli prime minister is facing criticism for spending $127,000 of public money to outfit an El Al jet with a double bed plus a wall around it so he and his wife could rest well on a flight to London last month. The scrutiny comes as the government is considering cuts to defense and social programs.

We look ahead to the fight over the two voting rights bills in Congress right now as well as how the 2022 political races are shaping up for the midterm elections.

We take a look at President Biden's tough week, after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his mask-or-test mandate for large employers and his attempt to reform the the filibuster died in the Senate.

On the heels of his first foreign trip, President Trump got busy on Truth Social. He took swipes at the Supreme Court, Walmart and the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

This week in state politics, legislative Republicans approved a $1.7 billion package of federal COVID relief, as they continued to fight the details of…