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The U.S.'s first Black national security advisor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs and secretary of state died on Oct. 18. Powell spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about how the army had shaped his life.

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to mountaineer Kirstie Ennis about her decision to descend Mount Everest, just 200 meters from the summit.

The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.

Saudi Arabia is putting on the Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. And China is hosting the Winter Olympics. Both countries face major accusations of rights abuses — and sportswashing.

GOP heavyweights haven’t backed Bailey’s campaign directly since he won the nomination, and even his supporters worry about how he’ll secure statewide support.

This week, the Federal Reserve will again decide whether and how much to raise interest rates to try to bring inflation under control.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bob the Drag Queen, tracing the thread of his career before and after winning RuPaul's Drag Race.

Barack Obama's campaign message resonates with women while Huckabee strikes a chord with conservatives. The presidential hopefuls head to New Hampshire for primaries on Jan. 8, leaving no time for the candidates to reshape their messages or raise more money.

Using the phrase "comeback kid" helped Bill Clinton revive his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Could Ron DeSantis revive that model?