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Members of the National Guard stand near D.C.’s Union Station, within view of the U.S. Capitol, on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In the …

Director Carol Bash and Robert Shepard, director of photography, on a set for the documentary, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band. The documentary was made with the help …

Lawmakers convene during a House meeting on August 18, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images After a two-week walkout, many Texas Democrats …

California Democratic lawmakers are in Sacramento advancing a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional map to counter a move in Texas that Trump is driving to get an edge in …

Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank, in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour …

President Trump says he wants to ban mail-in voting and voting machines ahead of next year’s midterms. Is it legal? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump announced this morning on his …

A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images President …

Newsmax will pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a lawsuit over the network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election. In this photo from April 3, 2025, Newsmax …

White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes posted on official government social media accounts illustrate the Trump administration’s project of redefining who belongs in the United States. @DHSgov and @WhiteHouse …

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with political scientist EJ Fagan about the president’s nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the relationship between the Trump administration and the Heritage Foundation. …