politics

There's no legal or constitutional requirement that the loser of a U.S. presidential election must concede. But the public concession speech is an important tradition, perhaps now more than ever.

At one of the most divided times in American history, StoryCorps and NPR Member stations around the country are inviting people to take "One Small Step"…

Conservatives accuse Facebook of being biased against right-wing views, but engagement data tells a different story. The most popular content on Facebook, though, remains a secret.

New vaccines usually take years to get the approval of the Food and Drug Administration. But the Trump administration suggests the FDA may greenlight a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.

Kamala Harris used her prime-time speech to introduce herself and excoriate President Trump. Former President Barack Obama launched a rare attack on his successor. And Democrats urged people to vote.

Delegates in Wisconsin talk about how they plan to stay engaged with the all-virtual Democratic National Convention.

Gen. Mark Milley's recent apology for walking with President Trump to his church photo op has prompted discussion about how the military maintains nonpartisanship under a Trump administration.

Russia's attack on the 2016 election was novel in its scope and its methods, but the underlying principles were old, writes David Shimer in an important new history.

Wearing a mask has become political as some state officials have faced backlash for mandating mask use during the coronavirus pandemic.

The race to defeat the coronavirus is generating competition among nations and multinational companies. The main competition appears to be between the United States and China.