Politics

After all the buildup the Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin ended quickly — just brief statements from both leaders, no questions from reporters and more questions left hanging than answers provided.

After two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in Minnesota, other politicians in the state have signed a pledge to seek out common ground and cool their rhetoric.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former State Department official Ned Price about the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump and what it could mean for global security.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting at a military base outside Anchorage, Alaska. We've got the latest.

We discuss the political stakes for President Trump as he tries to end the war in Ukraine.

The Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April.

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday, challenging President Trump's unprecedented federal takeover of the city's police force, calling it "brazenly unlawful."

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska today. Here's what you need to know before the summit. And, Texas Democrats could end their boycott if California also begins redistricting.

While just a fraction of Republicans in Congress are holding town halls during the August recess — in-person and virtual — the questions from voters, and answers from lawmakers, strike a similar tune.

President Trump said that he and Russia's Vladimir Putin made progress in talks to end the war in Ukraine, but the two leaders did not announce any steps toward reaching a ceasefire.