Search results for

The recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have become one of the top issues for presidential candidates who are stumping through Iowa this weekend.

A drawing scheduled for Wednesday that could have decided which Virginia candidate would become a state delegate, and potentially determine whether the Republican Party will stay in control, has been postponed. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rachel Bitecofer of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., about the development.

The paper reports that the president backed off when his chief lawyer threatened to quit if the plan went ahead. In Switzerland for an economic forum, Trump dismissed the report as "fake news."

After a year of unprecedented crossover, Latin musicians were honored in pre-televised ceremonies on Sunday.

Speedskater Kimani Griffin will make his first Olympic appearance for the 2018 Winter Games next month, but he's no stranger to the spotlight. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Griffin about the trip.

Following the sentencing of former doctor Larry Nassar for sexually abusing dozens of women and girls, people are turning to Michigan State University. There's anger at the university that's mainly directed at administrators, but students are also working to make positive change on their campus.

President Trump's Justice Department is operating with key vacancies in some of its most important divisions — from national security to civil rights.

One of President Trump's top priorities for the new year is overhauling U.S. trade policy. Ailsa Chang talks to Wendy Cutler, a former deputy U.S. trade representative under President Obama.

In several states, private schools could see a windfall next year thanks to the new tax bill.

There's little suspense about one outcome of the congress: President Xi Jinping is all but assured of another five-year term. He's maintained a grip on power to a degree not seen in China for decades.