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Leaders from around the world are converging on Paris for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Listen to our special coverage to find out what you should know and what's at stake.

Women are finally at the top of a major-party presidential ticket, but they're still far underrepresented among lawmakers.

Seats critical to the Democrats' calculus for winning back the House were on the line Tuesday night, including many in Pennsylvania. The state's congressional districts were redrawn this spring.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Kelsey Snell and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the Senate impeachment trial, and the other business the Senate is juggling.

Democratic lawmakers want President Trump gone from office as soon as possible, but they may not have the time, or the support, to oust him before the inauguration.

A Democrat senator from West Virginia says he will vote against one of the party's most significant voting rights bills in years, effectively overturning the legislation.

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She said the companies have spread misinformation for decades.

The second floor of the Longworth congressional office building is taking holiday decorations to a whole new level.

Slammed by COVID-19, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to emergency rooms to get care.

In an interview with Terry Gross, taped in front of a live audience in New York City, the Daily Show host deconstructs his upcoming "Rally to Restore Sanity" on the National Mall and explains how The Daily Show comes up with material.