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Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds the first congressional hearing on how best to resuscitate the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the statute in June.

Shortly after Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was made a field marshal, the military said he should "answer the call of the people" and run for president. Elections are set for April.

As families flee from the ISIS-held areas around the Iraqi city of Mosul, they're put in detention. Relatives who were displaced long ago crowd the other side of the fence trying to visit with them.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump seems to be using the art of projection to deflect criticism off himself and back onto his opponents.

The change was announced just hours before it took effect. The prime minister said the move would crack down on the country's expansive black market, which, he said, is used to fund terrorism.

If you head to the polls Tuesday, don't just expect to see voters and election workers. Observers of all stripes also could be there, keeping an eye on…

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Robin deJarnette, a poll worker in Culpeper County, Va., who has over a decade of experience. She's at a precinct located at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. She talks about what's happening there and what the lines are like, how this compares to past years, and whether voters seem excited or agitated.

"There are so many checks and balances on this system. It continues to prove itself on a daily basis," said Karen Osborne, the director of elections in Maricopa Country, Ariz.

President Obama is making a final push for Hillary Clinton, campaigning in the key state of Florida on Thursday. The Clinton campaign hopes Obama can help bring African-American voters to the polls

Show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino hatched the idea for the show during a weekend visit to Washington, Conn. It's like "a step back in time," says one resident — and fans are making the pilgrimage.