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Republicans have chosen Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leading the party in the Senate.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright about the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about President Trump's continued threats against Iran and prospects for a ceasefire.

Host Michel Martin has been checking in with two former speechwriters throughout the election season to sort through the rhetoric, and find out what messages struck a chord with voters. She reviews campaign messaging, and Tuesday night's victory and concession speeches with former presidential speechwriters Mary Kate Cary and Paul Orzulak.

Don't put too much stock in all those New Year's predictions you're hearing about American politics in 2020. The one thing we can safely say is that there's nothing that can be safely said.

The Customs and Border Protection agency says it is doing its best to reduce impact to the environment and tribal citizens. Conservationists and Native Tribes in the area are not appeased.

In the first 2018 primaries, Democrats put up their best numbers in Texas since at least 2002. Republican totals were higher in the end, after lagging in early voting.

Questions from lawmakers to respected military, law enforcement and intelligence officials have revealed why it's important to get answers to Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election.

The U.S.'s first Black national security advisor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs and secretary of state died on Oct. 18. Powell spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about how the army had shaped his life.

Isolated at the bottom of the map, the Bayou City had to build its scene from scratch, and its influence inched ever outward. Today you can hear its pulse everywhere, beating slow and low.