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The term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio is exiting after eight years in office, leaving the door of Gracie Mansion wide open for a newcomer. The race is tight, and the field is diverse.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, a Republican, who is one of 26 governors ending extra benefits for jobless workers during the pandemic.

In an evenly divided Senate, the moderate Democrat is key to passing President Biden's massive infrastructure and jobs proposal. Now he's facing pressure from unions back home to support the measure.

Iowa Rep. Steve King faces a strong GOP primary challenger after years of incendiary comments have put him on the outs with his party. Eight states and the District of Columbia vote on Tuesday.

Politicians argue. Those opposed to mask mandates protest. But meanwhile, growing evidence shows that mask wearing is a critical tool in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

In areas with limited access to clean running water, hand-washing stations can help limit the spread of disease. But experts say not all taps are created equal.

Republicans need to gain just five seats in next year's midterm elections to take control of the U.S. House. It's New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's job to make sure that doesn't happen.

President Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is not the first history-making presidential summit with a foreign leader. There have been several, beginning with President John F. Kennedy's meeting with Soviet statesman Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.

Retaliatory tariffs on dairy may put dairy farmers in Wisconsin, a state won by Donald Trump in 2016, up for political grabs in this year's midterm elections.

A heavily redacted copy of the surveillance form has answered some key questions. A clean version, if released, might answer many more — but the Justice Department fears the possible loss of secrets.