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In the era of Donald Trump, Republicans have made manhood increasingly central to how they campaign.

The former governor of New Jersey — and onetime Trump ally — announced the end of his campaign Wednesday, just days before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.

National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.

Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy coat.

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.

The head of a rebel group is now the head of Syria. How will he lead a country destroyed by civil war and sectarianism? NPR found clues in a region in northern Syria, where he governed for years.

A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia's southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Josh Altic of Ballotpedia, about some of the most contentious ballot initiatives around the country in this year's election.

The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022, when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the courts.

Earlier this week, Texas came close to a blackout. Another heat wave had people using their air conditioners into the evenings because temperatures didn't cool off. The grid nearly couldn't keep up.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about the firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. The court could overturn a 90-year precedent limiting the president's power over independent agencies.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's legacy is defined by his work to push the judiciary to the right.

At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.

Iowans are preparing to participate in the state's first-in-nation presidential contest. NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins Robert Siegel to talk about Tuesday's Iowa caucuses — how they work and what they might mean.

Hungarian American experts say Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary is a win for democracy, a warning for Trump and a lesson for Democrats and Republicans.

The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.

A new political era for Colombia: a hard-right president promises order, growth and confrontation.

A long-standing legal principle -- that judges should not make changes to voting or election rules too close to an election -- is prompting questions and criticism this election season.

A special GOP primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on the ballot in November in South Carolina is headed to a runoff.

After thousands of entries, the Tiny Desk Contest judges have landed on this year's winner.