Charting J.D. Vance's journey from 'never Trump' to Trump's running mate NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Frum, a senior editor for The Atlantic, to dig a little deeper into J.D. Vance’s political path. Frum knew the politician and wrote a piece about him in 2022. Courtney Dorning
Despite appeals for peace, the U.S. has a long history of political violence NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with political historian Matthew Dallek on the link between rhetoric and political violence, and the history of political violence in the United States. Sarah Handel
What to know about Trump's foreign policy proposals A Trump administration could remake U.S. foreign policy.
What the Republican platform says about health care The Republican Party is walking back calls to cut Medicare and pass broad national abortion restrictions in its official policy platform released at the national convention Monday night.
What is Conservapedia? The right-wing, conservative alternative to Wikipedia The online encyclopedia was founded by Andrew Schlafly, the son of the influential conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly.
Democratic Sen. Menendez found guilty in bribery trial A New York City jury convicted the New Jersey Democrat of accepting bribes to benefit businessmen in his home state and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. Ryan Lucas
On Day 1 of the RNC, Trump announced he picked Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Caroline Sunshine, deputy communications director for the Trump campaign, about the convention and if the assassination attempt on ex-President Trump changed its plans. Steve Inskeep
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien addresses the Republican National Convention In recent history, labor unions overwhelmingly back Democrats. President Biden calls himself the most pro-union president ever. But at the RNC, the head of the teamsters had a prime speaking slot. Don Gonyea
Former President Trump chooses Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor and co-founder of The Dispatch, about the choice of Vance, who once described former President Trump using words like “idiot” and “Hitler.” Steve Inskeep
Sen. Bernie Sanders makes a case for keeping Biden on the Democratic ticket NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont why progressive lawmakers want President Biden to stay on the Democratic presidential ticket. Sacha Pfeiffer