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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday. She announced she had pancreatic cancer in June.

The official theme was crime and safety. But key speakers, including Lara Trump and Nikki Haley, described former President Donald Trump as a family man and a unifier — despite his divisive persona.

More than a dozen fake electors, indicted for crimes related to attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, are delegates at the RNC to nominate Donald Trump as he tries, again, to win a second term.

Some low-income families are keeping their homes dangerously hot in an effort to save money on their electricity bill as summer temperatures heat up.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Sean Cooksey, chairman of the Federal Election Commission, about what can happen with President Biden's campaign funds, now that he has dropped out.

Kamala Harris’s running mate on the Democratic ticket, Tim Walz, has lived in China, and traveled there many times. His relationship with China has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.

Teachers, pediatricians and child development experts share loving, creative advice on how to ease children (and their parents!) into a new school year.

As students head back to college, the Harris campaign announced millions of dollars in funding for engaging the youngest voters. But the Trump campaign isn't staying behind.

The Paralympics that start Wednesday in Paris feature more than 4,000 athletes from 160 countries, in competitions such as blind soccer, para swimming, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

The rich and famous can move audiences, but can they move the polls? One of the first big stars to stump for a presidential candidate was Al Jolson who endorsed Warren Harding for president in 1920.