On Fridays, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst discusses Minnesota politics — the latest from the legislature, election news and more. Join us Fridays at noon for interviews with lawmakers, ...

There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter ...

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters.

Gov. Brian Kemp previewed his 2026 legislative agenda at Eggs and Issues, proposing $1.8B for I-75 express lanes and a $50M grant to address homelessness. Georgia lawmakers have approved the first ...

Alabama hospital leaders and Congresswoman Terri Sewell are warning that a new federal healthcare bill could push many rural hospitals, including one in Wilcox county, into deeper financial trouble.

Join Kojo and resident analyst Tom Sherwood on Fridays at noon for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Each week Kojo and ...

The Secretary of State is often described as the architect of U.S. policy toward Venezuela. How much control he actually exercises remains uncertain. The historian Daniel Immerwahr says that Trump’s ...

There's an addictive quality to a government game that's unlike the rush you get from shooters or RPGs, although the escapism is no less real. Whether you're setting economic and trade policies, ...

North Texas lawmaker plans to pass a law to ban social media for children under 16 in the state A state lawmaker from North Texas says he's going to try to pass a bill modeled after Australia. While ...

The City Council ran afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act by approving a plan for removing 9,800 homeless encampments during a closed-door meeting, according to a new ruling.

The FCC approved a second tranche of 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites Jan. 9, expanding the size of SpaceX’s authorized next-generation constellation.

The Austin congressman, who announced his bid for the newly redrawn Texas Thirty-Seventh, talks the Republican power grab, the failures of his party, and overcoming voter cynicism.