Politics

People pray during a "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event in 2020.

He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis

5:44pm August 08, 2023

Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.

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From left: Janessa Schilmoeller, Tonya Murphy, Sarah Streyder, Brandi Jones and Kate Marsh Lord.

These military spouses are fighting one senator's hold on military promotions

3:41pm August 04, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's disagreement with a Pentagon policy on abortion is upheaving life plans for hundreds of military families. Now those families are petitioning Senate leaders to intervene.

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Chow takes part in the annual Toronto Pride Parade on June 25.

Olivia Chow is elected Toronto's mayor — marking a shift in the city's politics

2:02pm June 27, 2023

by Kai McNamee

Progressive mayor-elect Olivia Chow is the first Chinese Canadian to win the office, ending more than a decade of conservative leadership.

Politics & Government

North Carolina legislators return from break to gear up session

11:49am January 25, 2023

by Associated Press

The North Carolina General Assembly is returning to Raleigh after its usual two-week January break and turning to the business of legislating.

Education

NC appeals court rules who will hear education voucher suit

4:12pm October 18, 2022

by Associated Press

A legal challenge to North Carolina's taxpayer-funded scholarship program for K-12 children to attend private schools — focused on claims of bias based on religion and sexuality — must be heard by

Politics & Government

Investigation reveals so called 'election integrity' groups are undermining NC elections

1:33pm October 13, 2022

by April Laissle

Since 2020, groups devoted to investigating election processes and hunting for alleged voter fraud have sprung up across the country.

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People hold signs and shout slogans as they protest before the cancellation of the Los Angeles City Council meeting Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigns following her leaked racist remarks

10:27pm October 12, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The resignation comes hours after protesters disrupted a scheduled Wednesday city council meeting inside Los Angeles City Hall.

Politics & Government

More women are registering to vote. How could that affect midterms?

6:34am September 07, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Ronnye Stidvent, head of the Center for Women in Law in Texas, about voter registration rising among women after the Supreme Court decision to roll back abortion rights.

Layi Oniwinde, 16, fills out an election worker application as his mother, Adaobi Oniwinde, looks on with a smile in Wheaton, Md. "I love the way the system here allows everybody to be involved," says Adaobi about the U.S. election system.

Politics & Government

The midterm elections need workers. Teens, veterans and lawyers are stepping up

5:10am September 07, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

Some election officials are sending the call out to high school students, veterans and lawyers to help staff the elections. But COVID and the political climate are making it harder to recruit.

An unfinished natural gas pipeline in West Virginia is back in the national spotlight

4:55pm September 06, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

To get Joe Manchin's vote on a budget bill, Democratic leaders promised to consider legislation that would help a natural gas pipeline get built in his state. But the pipeline still faces opposition.