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Venezuelans voted amid an economic crisis that's led to soaring inflation and scarcity. Winning 99 seats, the opposition will now control the country's congress.

As expected, Central Illinois' congressional delegation split along party lines on the roll call for two articles of impeachment against President Donald…

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the former New Jersey Governor about an op-ed she co-wrote for The Washington Post announcing a new coalition of former Republicans.

Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean says Florida's and Michigan's primaries will not count and suggests party officials in the states repeat their presidential nominating contests. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist talks to Robert Siegel about holding a new primary.

Summer is a trying time for introverts, what with the barbecues and the graduations and the picnics by the pool. If you'd always choose a good book over a good party, critic Maureen Corrigan has a list for you.

In the Netherlands, a far-right party dominated this week's election. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dutch political scientist Sanne van Oosten about the party and what the results might mean for Europe.

Beyond voicing frustration, the traditional Republican power players on Capitol Hill and in the business community haven't been able to do much so far to end the current congressional standoff.

A young political dissident in Europe made his name in the news media as a defiant critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His former housemate and alleged victim says he's a grifter.

Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati faces charges of covering up multiple claims of sexual abuse in Chile's Catholic Church. Pope Francis has named Monsignor Celestino Aos Braco as a temporary replacement.