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More than 20 women in Texas sued their state saying they were harmed by its abortion ban. The Texas Supreme Court ruled against them, keeping the abortion ban with its narrow medical exception.

On June 2, 1924, Congress passed a law which granted citizenship -- and the right to vote -- to Native Americans. Has the U.S. has kept the promise of voting rights for Indigenous people?

In April, the Oakland City Council passed legislation formally recognizing polyamorous families, the first of its kind on the West Coast. It protects “diverse family structures” from discrimination.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with attorney Andrew Weissman about a possible appeal in former President Trump's hush money conviction.

Trump's conviction triggers a series of events for the former president – some immediate, others longer-term.

On Sunday, environmental engineer and former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is poised to be elected the first female president in Mexico’s history.

Dubus talks about the injuries he faced as a carpenter and his relationship with his dad. His a new collection of personal essays is Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin. Originally broadcast in 2023.

A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to illegally influence the 2016 election. Trump’s sentencing is scheduled for July 11.

The Manhattan DA’s office started the investigation in 2018. It went to the Supreme Court twice to get Donald Trump’s tax records, and it wasinvestigated through two different DAs.

Despite the guilty verdict, Trump remains the Republican nominee for president. Here's how the conviction is already playing out for the campaign.