The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief.
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Union leader and former wildland firefighter Sam Forstag has won a House seat in Montana that Republicans have held for three decades.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, a Democrat, about Texas flipping blue and what it means for future elections.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster, about what polls captured (and underestimated) after Democrats performed stronger than expected in midterm elections.
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There are several ways to get rid of election signs without throwing them in the trash.
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At 28, Democratic Socialist David Morales is set to be Providence, R.I.'s new mayor. Like New York City's Zohran Mamdani, he's framed his campaign on affordability issues.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews, who bested Republican candidate Darline Graham, the incumbent and sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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Don Leonard, Brian Poindexter and Kristina Knickerbocker all unseated Republican incumbents. Ohio's map was drawn to favor Republicans in 12 races.
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Tuesday was not only a night of Democrat victories in midterm elections, but of historic firsts — including the first openly gay man elected to the Senate and the first Black woman elected governor.
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Voters in dozens of states considered 146 statewide ballot measures this midterm cycle, on topics spanning LGBTQ rights, wealth taxes, abortion, redistricting, guns and more.
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Writer Ian Rankin takes us to the underbelly of uber wealthy London life in his new novel The Heights.