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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times about the election in the UK, when the incumbent Conservative Party lost badly.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Joyce Maynard about her latest novel, "How the Light Gets In," which is a sequel to 2021's "Count the Ways."

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

Candidates in Montana’s U.S. Senate race are focused on veteran issues -- as former service members could help decide the election, and control of the Senate.

Where does President Biden stand with his party after a flurry of events aimed at reassuring them he's still got what it takes to run again? There are different voices from within the party.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Kate Cary, who wrote speeches for President George H.W. Bush, and Paul Orzulak, who was a Clinton administration peechwriter, about current presidential politics.

The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer, from the center-left Labour Party. It was a near wipeout for the Conservatives -- the party's worst defeat in its nearly 200-year history.

U.K.'s Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. American taxpayers are throwing money at the Colorado River. Florida voters consider climate change and candidates' proposed solutions.

Women are dominating the charts, from established singers like Taylor Swift, to newer chart topper Charli XCX.

Some European countries have moved to recognize Palestinian statehood in response to the war in Gaza, stirring a debate haunted by Europe’s own history of bloodshed.