Search results for

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about this week's political events including the new strategy in the presidential campaign of Texas Governor George W. Bush.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the Israeli political Left. The last two weeks of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians have divided liberal politicians who previously supported the peace process.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, being held this week near Washington, D.C.

Guest host Susan Stamberg talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts for Morning Edition's weekly political chat.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the political fallout from the deal signed yesterday in Sacramento to bail out state utilities and bring stability back to the electricity market in California.

Problems with the Iowa Caucuses dominate discussion about the Democratic presidential contest ahead of the New Hampshire primary. And in North Carolina,…

A federal judge struck down a North Carolina law that required abortion providers to show pregnant women ultrasounds. Governor McCrory announced he does…

Linda speaks with presidential historian Michael Beschloss {BESH-loss} about whether current scandals (Clinton's campaign financaing, Gingrich's admissions to the House Ethics Committee) have weakened Americans' faith in politicians and in our political process. Beschloss argues that due to special prosecutors and increased scrutiny of those in office, politics today is actually much cleaner than in the past.

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits The Strand, a used bookstore in New York City, to find out what happens to all those political biographies and other books tied to campaigns, once the campaigns are over -- and sometimes even before.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts and Kevin Phillips about political events of the week. The Republican National Convention begins next week in Philadelphia and George W. Bush has not announced a running mate.