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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed racial discrimination in voting. But author Ari Berman says a 2013 Supreme Court ruling blocks the enforcement. Originally broadcast Aug. 10, 2015.

A Muslim community that has been in Philadelphia since the 1920s is finally building its own mosque, which it hopes will help revitalize the neighborhood.

Republican U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate Marco Rubio had been looking forward to his speech at the Republican National Convention for a...

David Greene talks to Allison McCann of the data website FiveThirtyEight about the way in which rappers have referenced Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their songs over the years.

Donald Trump is raising the alarm that this November’s election may be rigged against him.

The Baltimore Police Department has been engaged a longstanding pattern and practice of discriminating against African-Americans, especially in areas where the poor are concentrated. That is just one of the findings of a comprehensive review by the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.

How a retro reggae band crafted a triumphant Daptone Records debut, all while racing against the most intimidating deadline possible.

The self-deprecating former host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show talks about getting his start and finding humor in politics. Originally broadcast Feb. 19, 2015; Aug. 20, 2015 and May 16, 2016.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Cory Hughes, an organizer of Thursday night's protest rally in Dallas against recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana.

A federal judge on Monday blocked North Dakota from enforcing its strict voter ID law. Similar laws in North Carolina and Wisconsin have also been recently struck down. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine, about the future of voter ID legislation.