Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. And, today, voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new ...

Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look ...

A political scandal has erupted over allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians. A military official, who had leaked a ...

The Dodgers are the first repeat World Series champions since 2000 when the New York Yankees won three in a row. Already, ...

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first ...

This week also brings a National Book Award finalist from Bryan Washington and a Booker finalist from Andrew Miller.

The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading ...

Many voters told NPR they like that California's redistricting measure provides the Democratic-leaning state a rare ...

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City ...

In 2008, when banning same-sex marriage in California was put on the ballot, Kate Elsley's commute changed. Seeing signs ...