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Sen. John McCain of Arizona builds momentum in the Republican presidential race with a victory in Tuesday's primary in Florida. The outcome is a blow to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and appears to end former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's White House hopes.

Today, we’re tackling a big what-if question. A listener wrote in to ask: What is the likelihood that we will get rid of the electoral college system? Is…

When it is county fair season, what fair would be complete without those equine feats of strength?Freelance producer Cheryl Senter sent us this audio…

Join NHPR President & CEO Jim Schachter as he moderates a conversation with Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, on the topic of social media and democracy. The discussion will focus on how and why social media is dividing us, and on strategies for finding common ground again.

From full trade embargoes to targeted sanctions and frozen assets, sanctions are an increasingly commonplace tool used in U.S. foreign policy. Today, a…

Governors and mayors become the faces of communities coping with events such as natural disasters or mass killings. They have to offer the impression that someone is in charge, despite what may be scant preparation and while dealing with heartbreak themselves.

The Indonesian Business Expo included different cuisines and wares from around the country but also aimed to build connections to international trade and community support for those in Somersworth.

If you’d like to understand what a decline in civics education means for the future of the country’s political system, David Souter suggests a sports…

If you’d like to understand what a decline in civics education means for the future of the country’s political system, David Souter suggests a sports…

On today's show:Civics 101: How a Bill Becomes a Law You can learn more at: govtrack.usUncivil Women: He was a "delicate looking" first sergeant, yet he…