Donald Trump is back in office and already flexing executive authority in unprecedented ways. NPR hears analysis from Bowdoin University's Andrew Rudalevige, who studies presidential power.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed two outside attorneys to defend the lower-court decisions in two cases in which the federal government has declined to do so. In a brief order on Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON – For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump's false claims about a stolen 2020 election ...

Google celebrated MLK’s 96th birthday with a special doodle created by an Atlanta artist and scholar. This highlights the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and the Selma to Montgomery March, key events in the ...

Author and university professor Michael Eric Dyson is known for his rapid-fire commentary — threading hip-hop lyrics with Bible verses in his signature alliteration to make points about politics, pop ...

The Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Legal experts say ... they can drive up prices. Michael Cannon, director of health policy at the libertarian ...

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

On Friday afternoon, the justices agreed to consider a Catholic school’s effort to become the nation’s first religious charter school after the Oklahoma Supreme ... spring. Michael Huston and ...

Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name ...

"The timing of Marcus Freeman and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a powerful symbol that should be viewed with cautious ...

For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump's false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed ...