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Donald Trump's victory ushered in a level of conservative dominance in American politics not seen in nearly a century. But fears of losing a culture war can stoke "apocalyptic" feelings on the right.

U.S. law prohibits people on Medicare from using the discount coupons the makers of expensive medicines offer. The law aims to reduce federal drug spending and Medicare fraud, but can feel unfair.

Voters in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Nebraska and Idaho on Tuesday will decide primaries that will set up fall contests. Pennsylvania alone has 5 seats that Democrats are hopeful about picking up.

To answer the question of whether Puerto Rico is prepared for this year's hurricane season, you have to understand how far the island has come since Hurricane Maria.

Alaska fishermen who took advantage of new regulations allowing them to fish with a previously banned piece of gear are happy they saved their catch from hungry whales.

Steve Inskeep talks to Ezekiel Emanuel, an architect of Obamacare, about a federal district judge's ruling Friday that the law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke about the Attorney General's report, revealing that 690 clergy have been of accused of sexual abuse.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration in its attempts to restrict asylum seekers at the border who are claiming fear based on domestic violence or gang violence in their home country.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Myrna Pérez, deputy director of the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, about how voter rights groups are working to counter voter suppression around the country.

That's what they call Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who's treated thousands of women who were raped during conflict. He is a co-recipient of the 2018 prize.