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With COP28 climate talks coming to an end, NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with climate policy analyst Rachel Cleetus on where the latest agreement stands.

A new poll of Latino voters shows warning signs for President Trump and Republicans, as the majority of those surveyed disapprove of Trump and cite affordability and immigration as major issues.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting an expanded list of Republican House seats in next year's midterms. NPR talks with Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington state, who chairs the DCCC.

New York Times reporter Nicholas Confessore explains how Trump's election was a boon to those with access to the president. "If you had a Trump connection, you could write your own ticket," he says.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed the state’s $53.1 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, the largest in state history.

Russian troops continue their assault on Ukrainian territory. Student loan payments may be delayed again. Donald Trump is campaigning again, for other Republicans, and himself.

More than a year after his ouster as the longest-serving legislative leader in the country, former House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) has been indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, wire fraud and extortion, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday afternoon unsealing a case several years in the making.

Commentator Mickey Edwards says Pat Buchanan cannot lead the Republican Party to victory in November. He says the party had better wake up to that fact and nominate somebody who is electable, or face the probability of another four years of Bill Clinton in the White House.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the new vitality in Russia's Communist Party as the June presidential election draws more candidates, including former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Voters are debating whether the party has truly shed its hard-line past, or just dressed it up.

Democrats charged with writing a platform for their party and their presidential nominee met in St. Louis today to hear ideas and discuss policy. The platform committee is led by elected officials known as centrists within the party, and their mission is to craft a document that Vice President Al Gore will be comfortable talking about. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.