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The former South Carolina governor made national headlines four years ago when he tearfully resigned as head of the Republican Governors Association because of an extramarital affair. He's now staging a political comeback, however, and is the frontrunner in a special election for his old House seat. Weekend Edition guest host Don Gonyea speaks to political blogger Brad Warthen about Sanford's prospects.

Now that incumbent North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis lost his Republican primary challenger Garland Tucker, will he stick close to President Trump or try to…

Robert Mueller’s team handed down their first indictments this week in the ongoing investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.…

More than thirty years after his death, James Baldwin is recapturing the American imagination in politics and popular culture. Black Lives Matter,…

Americans used to turn to veteran journalists like Walter Cronkite for political coverage. These days, late-night comedians like Stephen Colbert are the…

British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Conservative Party have lost their majority in the House of Commons, calling into question the path forward on Brexit negotiations with the European Union.

The race for House speaker took an unexpected turn late last week when leading candidate, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew his name. That threw the House GOP into a leadership crisis.

China's new president has vowed to crack down on corruption. One widespread practice involves paying bribes to get high-level positions in politics or the bureaucracy.

Linda talks to E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post, and Jack Pitney, Professor of Political Science at Claremont-McKenna College in California, about the post election stances of the two campaigns.

For more about the week ahead in politics, Renee Montagne talks to regular Morning Edition contributor Cokie Roberts.