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Note: This program is a rebroadcast from January 9, 2017.Activist Bree Newsome gained national attention in the summer of 2015 when she was arrested for…

Even with the election behind him, the stakes are still high for President Obama, with his State of the Union speech. Host Michel Martin speaks with former Democratic speechwriter, Paul Orzulak and Republican strategist, Ron Christie, about what it will take for the President to hit the right notes.

With impeachment in the news, spending Thanksgiving with family and friends who disagree on politics might generate anxiety. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Celeste Headlee, author ofWe Need to Talk.

In December, Congress is poised for another showdown on the deficit and taxes, in what is now being called the fiscal cliff. In his new book Red Ink, David Wessel explains how the federal budget got to the point where it is today — and where to go from here.

Voters in Texas say concerns about immigration and democracy are among the issues driving them to the polls in this presidential primary election.

Clay Masters is Iowa Public Radio’s Morning Edition host and lead political reporter. He was part of a team of member station political reporters who covered the 2016 presidential race for NPR. He also covers environmental issues.

The country's highest court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following a corruption scandal related to last year's release of the Panama Papers.

Top campaign organizations that helped defeat two North Carolina constitutional amendments on this week's ballot received multimillion-dollar…

When Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an Independent, it surprised many. But for others, it was just a calculated political move.

Many of Cedar Rapids' Muslims have long roots in the U.S. Yet the political climate there has them feeling out of place. "I just want to live my life without having to explain myself," says one imam.