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Republicans in Minnesota are hoping to snap a five-decade Democratic hold on Attorney General office by casting the race as almost exclusively about crime.

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.

Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called off protests after a violent crackdown against his supporters in the capital Islamabad.

Are House Republicans still seeking Democratic concessions on the Affordable Care Act? Or have they switched their sights to even bigger targets: federal spending on entitlements like Medicare and Social Security?

Nepalis vote in municipal elections Wednesday, the first since Nepal's king seized power a year ago. While it's being billed by the government as an exercise in democracy, the country's mainstream political parties are boycotting the vote.

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.

The Chicago Council Survey found that three-quarters of Americans identify North Korea's nuclear program as a "critical threat" to America, up from 55 percent just two years ago.

University of South Florida researchers found a majority of registered voters polled across the political spectrum are in favor of more patrol agents and physical barriers along the U.S. southern border.

Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has announced he will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. Randall Miller, professor of history at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, discusses Specter's decision.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons about whether President Trump is successfully associating socialism with the Democratic Party.

Some 43 months after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, the day of divorce has finally arrived. Supporters and critics alike had their say; but largely, a somber mood welcomed the milestone.

This February there's a whole extra day to fall in love with a new podcast. If you need some inspiration, the NPR One Team has gathered recommendations from across the NPR Network to get you started.

Robert Siegel talks with Middle East analyst Flynt Leverett, who's in Damascus while Syria's Baath Party holds its first meeting in five years. Leverett is author of the new book Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial By Fire and is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.

Far right parties in Europe are poised to do well in European parliament elections in early June. The populist refrain of leaving the EU has been replaced by talk of transforming the bloc from within.

A new analysis by the Sunlight Foundation examines corporations that expend the most money in Washington on campaign contributions and lobbying. Defense contractors and finance giants lead the pack.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with two Republicans in Lexington County, South Carolina, where Nikki Haley launched her political career. They say their party has changed dramatically in recent years.

The Republican Party of Florida has ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler and will replace him with a new leader as police investigate a rape accusation against him. Monday's vote came a week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa's first in the nation presidential caucuses.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts wins the Democratic caucuses in Washington state, and holds a commanding lead as votes are counted in Michigan. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, NPR's Wendy Kaufman and NPR's David Schaper.

Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch was ordered to leave the country for allegedly backing boycotts of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aghast critics call it a blow to free expression.