Search results for

Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut says the Democratic Party's 2004 platform hinges on national security -- from candidate Sen. John Kerry's military service to Iraq. DeLauro, who chaired the platform drafting committee, says 50 percent of the document focuses on national security issues. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and DeLauro.

Pakistanis dealt a crushing blow to President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections Monday, raising questions about the future of the U.S. ally in the war on terror. Early returns indicate that the opposition parties of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have won enough to command a majority.

The former Arkansas governor and 2024 presidential candidate who is critical of the former president is struggling in the polls. He sees voters not dwelling on Trump but focused on other issues.

A jury in Manhattan has found three top executives of the National Rifle Association liable for widespread corruption at the gun rights group. This is another blow for the conservative organization.

"Hey everyone, I'm really honored and looking forward to working on Top Gear," the former Friends star said Thursday. He has been a guest on the show several times.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Democratic strategist Joel Payne about what the 118th congress will bring and what his party could have done differently in the 2022 midterm elections.

Republicans are working to discredit the felony counts and focus on the messaging they’ll push. Democrats issued their own statements, saying the verdict is a reminder that no one is above the law.

The targeting by IRS workers in Cincinnati of the filings of conservative groups for added scrutiny was an innocent mistake, said an agency official who apologized. But President Obama's critics see more nefarious motives in the action.

New details from a Census survey shows just how much more diverse the American electorate is becoming, with political implications still to come.

On the heels of the quadrennial political extravaganzas, it's back to the day-to-day work of winning the election. On Friday, that means the focus returns to a pair of small-population states with relatively few electoral votes: Iowa and New Hampshire.