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In this photo provided by the Iraqi government, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (right) and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold a press conference in Baghdad on May 20. Sadr's coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections.

After Muqtada Al-Sadr's Surprise Win, Iraq's Political Leaders Try To Form Government

Two weeks after parliamentary elections delivered a surprise win for allies of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's divided political leaders are scrambling to put together a coalition government.

While President Trump takes questions, boasts, and often goes on tangents during task force briefings, Vice President Mike Pence stands aside, keeping his composure.

For Pence, Coronavirus Task Force Is A High-Profile Assignment With Political Risk

For Vice President Mike Pence, leading the task force is his biggest assignment from President Trump. And it has highlighted their vastly different approaches.

Patti Garamendi (seated in blue) chairs the congressional spouses club. She recently attended a Capitol Hill reception with her husband, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., (standing above her) to tout a bipartisan project aimed at cancer prevention.

Bipartisan congressional spouses tackle cancer prevention, and leave politics out

Lawmakers' spouses from both parties have worked to promote cancer awareness and prevention for more than 30 years. They stress the disease impacts families regardless of party and needs a spotlight.

The word "Due" read from top-down and "South" left-right, with the U shared between them. Reminiscent of a compass.

Purple Ballot: Black strategists and organizers show optimism for Harris' 2024 campaign odds in NC

Co-host Leoneda Inge chats with political scientist Jarvis Hall and Aimy Steele, CEO of The New North Carolina Project about Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential election bid.

For the second time, Adele swept the major categories at the Grammys, winning Album, Song and Record of the Year.

2017 Grammy Awards: Adele Upsets Beyoncé, Chance Arrives, Politics Pop (Slightly)

Adele swept the major categories over Beyoncé, David Bowie posthumously won every award he was nominated for and the Grammys sometimes obliquely addressed a charged political climate.

The use of 'they' adds to how some Americans see politics in terms of Us vs. Them

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to New York University professor Marcia Pally about former President Donald Trump's use of the word "they" when referring to immigrants and his political rivals.

Poll: More Americans now agree political violence may be necessary to right the country

On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

Week In Politics: Mueller Delivers His Russia Investigation Report To Attorney General

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center, Susan Shelley of the Orange County Register, and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, about special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his Russia investigation.

Week In Politics: What's Next After The U.S.-North Korea Summit

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times about President Trump's impromptu Friday news conference, what's next with North Korea, immigration and the release of an inspector general report on James Comey's handling of the Clinton emails.

Can history help us understand political violence against elected officials?

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about how history can help us make sense of the attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump.

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