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If being speaker of the House remains the most coveted job on Capitol Hill, it has also become the most frustrating. And to be frank, it's more likely to crash a career than to cap it these days.

School-based urban gardens can have a measurable positive impact on kids — from improving their diets to helping boost engagement with academics.

Aides for Marco Rubio and Rand Paul's campaign scuffled in a Michigan bar on Thursday. American political history is littered with other similar confrontations.

TV critic David Bianculli reflects on the Emmy ceremony held last night and looks ahead at the new fall TV season. If you only catch one new show this year, Bianculli recommends The Muppets on ABC.

Paid family leave has never been a major topic in a presidential election — until now. Here's what got it there.

When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

In much of the country it still feels like summer is a long way off, but it's not too early to plan on hitting the road and hearing great music. From…

Despite rousing speeches to faith gatherings, the Texas senator hasn't shown yet that he can marry that energy with the hand-to-hand campaigning needed to win voters in Iowa and South Carolina.

After covering Christie for five years, Matt Katz is out with a new book, "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption."

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican strategist Karl Rove about his book of history that he believes sheds light on politics today: the 1896 presidential election of William McKinley.