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After Republicans unexpectedly picked up at least eight seats, House Democrats are still sorting out what went wrong. The party leadership must balance clashing priorities in the next term.

Stephen Thompson looks at the biggest songs and albums of the week, and digs into the stories and trends beyond the Top 10.

It's clear this year that this will not be another 2010 or 2012, when upstarts embarrassed the GOP's conventional favorites in primary after primary.

The Federal Election Commission approved a request from the Democratic and Republican parties to replace lost public funding with more donations from individuals — up to $32,400 per person per year.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Long Beach, California, on the Reform Party convention. The party has split into two factions, with two candidates running for President.

- NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on the religious parties that did so well in last month's elections. She says the parties are likely to be influential in the coalition government soon to be put together by prime minister elect Benyamin Netanyahu.

John Anderson ran as an independent candidate for President in 1980. In this commentary, he outlines the obstacles to independents running against candidates from the two major parties-- but also the huge desire for alternatives to the two major parties.

The Queen of Rockabilly has just released a new album with Jack White of The White Stripes. In 2003, Jackson sat down with Terry Gross to explain why she switched from country to rock.

NPR's A Martínez talks to political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz about how President Biden ending his reelection campaign and endorsing Kamala Harris for the nomination changes the race.

Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader has an admittedly remote chance of taking the White House this year. His influence, however, is expected to push the Green Party to greater prominence in state and local elections. Tamara Keith reports on the impact Nader is having in California.