Politics

It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Progressive Caucus whip Greg Casar, D-Texas, about the proposed debt ceiling bill.

The House is returning to consider a bill that would avert a historic default. While Biden and McCarthy both see the measure as a needed compromise, some lawmakers aren't convinced it's a good deal.

Federal and state lawmakers have proposed a flurry of bills to restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land in the U.S. That after a Chinese "spy balloon" floated across the U.S. earlier this year.

McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure.

Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls.

Conservative Republicans on the House Freedom Caucus are not OK with the compromises made to get the deal done. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about why.

Lawmakers are returning to Washington to vote on a two-year budget deal to lift the nation's borrowing limit, and put modest restraints on annual spending.

GOP presidential hopefuls are hitting early states for a chance to connect with voters. In Iowa, a former president, a current governor and a sitting senator might all be greeting the same people.

Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine's capital. Republican presidential hopefuls head to Iowa. China launches a new crew into space, including its first civilian astronaut.