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Hickenlooper painted himself as a relative centrist in the crowded, progressive presidential field. But he wasn't able to gain much traction. O'Rourke plans to focus on the president.

Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a two-hour speech at the Communist Party congress Sunday outlining the party's course for the near future.

A man who helped flood Washington, D.C., with drugs in the 1980s wants to reduce his sentence using guidelines that help drug offenders secure early release. A federal judge doesn't seem convinced.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, faced his fellow senators in a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Ahead of Tuesday's hearing with the House Judiciary Committee, a letter from the Justice Department appeared to throw GOP members of the panel as well as President Trump a bone.

The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone, a rare occurrence during the past year of war in Ukraine. The aim was to bring down tensions after a U.S. drone crashed in the Black Sea.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri about the year's best achievements in stunts, and why the Academy Awards should include an Oscar for stunts.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recommending the nation's top naval officer, Adm. Michael Mullen be nominated as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Peter Pace will not be reappointed to a second term. Jacki Lyden speaks with Chris Cavas, a reporter with Defense News.

Gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are heating up. It could be a chance for Democrats to get a foothold in these states with Republican supermajorities.

A new report from NOAA and NASA confirms that last month was the hottest July ever recorded, driven to new heights by human-caused climate change.