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The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

In Georgia, the Republican candidate for governor, Brian Kemp, is leading. Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not concede until every vote is counted in one of the most contentious races in the U.S.

The Kronos Quartet has a long history performing music with a political edge. Music for Change: the Banned Countries, coming up Saturday at Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall, is no exception.

President Trump thinks the caravan of migrants headed toward the United States is a political winner for Republican candidates. He's made it part of his pitch to voters ahead of the midterms.

After Saudi Arabia was accused of a journalist's murder, many investors pulled out of a Saudi business summit. But Ben Chu of The Independent tells NPR's David Greene that the conference was packed.

The California Report's Lily Jamali and Alex Hall drove around Tulare County to try and interview Congressman Devin Nunes. His congressional district race is the most expensive in the country, if contributions from outside groups are excluded.

Three days after his lieutenant governor resigned for an "inappropriate overture," Bill Walker, polling far behind the Republican candidate, dropped out of the race to endorse Democrat Mark Begich.

Sexual misconduct allegations dominated the Colorado statehouse session this year. Now, many are asking whether the state's #MeToo movement actually changed Colorado's political environment.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, about midterm ad spending and what the numbers say about a possible election advantage.

The Florida man accused of sending package bombs to high-profile Democrats, CNN, and critics of President Trump made his first appearance in court on Monday.