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Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, a favorite among some Democrats to become the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, talks to David Greene about how he hopes to turn around his party's losses.

Fans of the new president say he could do some good in improving race relations in America. But they say the solution can't be left to him alone.

Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.

Dacus mixes plainspoken language with rock-music instrumentation on her debut album. Critic Ken Tucker says the singer-songwriter's vulnerability goes against the grain of much current pop music.

Steve Inskeep catches up with Sarah Block Yacoviello, a reluctant Trump supporter who spoke to NPR 8 years ago as part of the York Project, an examination of race and politics in York, Pa.

Rep. Mo Brooks of South Carolina was on the baseball field when a gunman started shooting at a GOP baseball practice Wednesday morning. Brooks tells NPR he sought cover in a dugout with others.

NPR's resident Bat-scholar Glen Weldon offers a personal remembrance of the late Adam West, explains how the actor rescued the character of Batman from oblivion, and explores his enduring legacy.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says he will not support the latest proposal by Senate Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about his reasons for voting no.

The Rev. Robert Wright Lee, a nephew many generations removed of Robert E. Lee, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why the statue of the Confederate general in Charlottesville must come down.

When Tanya Barie, 33, relapsed after almost a year of sobriety, she says it was a wake-up call. "I'm tired of living a crazy life," she says. "I'm...