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An ad for a skin-lightening pill has called attention to bias against dark skin in many countries. NPR contributor Wilbur Sargunaraj has a new video on the topic: "Mirror Mirror."

This weekend saw a prisoner swap between Iran and the U.S., and the arrival of "Implementation Day," when the international nuclear pact with Iran goes into effect. Reactions to the news varied.

Television debates have been a mainstay in presidential campaigns since 1976. Now, the GOP presidential front-runner is taking a big gamble just days before the Iowa caucuses.

After the president spoke about an "egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides," some Republicans took him to task. Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama tweeted as well.

Republicans set up some of their most-touted tax overhaul ideas to expire in five years, but it's possible they have no intention of letting those proposals die.

Skeptics wonder whether the Justice Department's strategy of indicting foreign cyberattackers is a failure given the continued problem of cybertheft. Boosters say it's still the right move.

NPR's David Greene speaks with Democratic strategist Karine Jean-Pierre and Republican strategist Scott Jennings about the president's push for border security during the State of the Union address.

Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis has died. He was 96 years old. His music for Zorba the Greek was full of joy — but his own story was much more complicated.

You'd be hard-pressed to find two Republican incumbents who drew more of Donald Trump's ire than Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Both won big on Tuesday.

Critics say the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan emboldened the Russian leader, but former U.S. officials say past U.S. responses to Russian incursions were a bigger problem.