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A groundbreaking case over how voting maps are drawn is playing out in the Supreme Court.According to a bipartisan voting rights group, the Republican…

From the streets of Ferguson to the halls of Congress, 2014 saw many pivotal moments in the country's narrative. Analysts and experts reflect on the…

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified Governor Pat McCrory that House Bill 2 violates Title IX of the U.S. Civil Rights Act, potentially…

Trita Parsi was born in pre-revolution Iran in the early 1970s. Although his family left the country when he was just four years old, his interest and…

No grand bargain has been reached between the White House and Congress on a budget, leaving some North Carolinians wondering how hard the sequester will…

Freelance journalist Jim Morrill talks with WUNC's Anita Rao about his recent story in The Assembly: “How Destin Hall Rose From Humble Beginnings to House Speaker.”

Disgraced senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist party, and will now face criminal charges. The Xinhua news agency says he's accused of abusing power, taking bribes and having improper sexual relations with women. It also implicates him in the murder case involving his wife, saying he made serious mistakes for which he will have to take responsibility.

President Trump and his national security team have made statements at odds with each other.

In the past two decades, the small-but-growing Asian-American vote has shifted dramatically in presidential elections.

What keeps youth voters from the polls? The longstanding assumption is that the under-30 electorate just does not care about that part of the political…