Americans' political party preferences shifted to Republicans in recent months More Americans identify as Republicans or lean towards the GOP than prefer Democrats, according to new Gallup data. The shift could portend good news for Republicans in this midterm election year. Juana Summers
Divisions at the U.S. Supreme Court are playing out in differences among the justices The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't been this divided in decades. Disagreements over masking, social issues and the Constitution itself are playing out among the justices themselves. Nina Totenberg
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Rudy Giuliani, other lawyers tied to false election claims The panel wants to hear from lawyers who advanced Trump's false claims of election fraud. Claudia Grisales
Boris Johnson faces scrutiny for attending social gatherings that broke COVID rules British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasingly harsh criticism from members of his own party following a series of scandals in which he and his associates ignored COVID-19 protocols. Frank Langfitt
A year in, experts assess Biden's hits and misses on handling the pandemic When he came into office, Biden launched an ambitious seven-point plan for defeating the virus. Here's how experts score his results. Pien Huang
The Movement To Stick Inflation Blame On Biden It's a bad time to be a world leader. COVID did that. Greg Rosalsky
Senate Democrats plan a vote to change the filibuster. So what is it? The filibuster was once a rarely used tool for holding up Senate business. Now, it's a regular (still powerful) feature; some Democrats want it changed. Here are answers to your filibuster questions. Ron Elving
As Biden prepares to mark 1 year in office, there may not be a celebratory mood NPR's A Martinez speaks to political strategist Matt Bennett on President Biden's messaging challenges, and what's needed to advance the White House agenda.
Why Americans are losing trust in elections and the media Two researchers from the Pew Research Center, Bradley Jones and Katerina Eva Matsa, discuss data showing why Americans are losing faith in the media and U.S. elections.
How to reverse declining trust in institutions NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Southern California Public Radio's Tony Marcano and Eric Liu of Citizen University about how the media and everyday citizens can better democracy.