Eli Stokols

The Democrats are attempting to rally behind a new DNC chair as the president appeases social conservatives with a reversal on protections for transgender students.

President Obama is hoping to reassure world leaders that President-elect Donald Trump will not be a threat to global safety.

Some members of the rules committee of the Republican National Convention are meeting today to push for changes that will make Donald Trump’s path to the nomination difficult.

Hear all about last night's Republican debate on FOX, from WNYC's efforts to tweet the debate using only lyrics from Hamilton the Musical, to what happened at the undercard table.

Two political reporters discuss Donald Trump's Muslim entry ban suggestion and how his rhetoric is impacting the entire Republican party in the wake of ISIS attacks and mass shootings.

Eli Stokols, national political reporter for POLITICO, discusses some of the developing topics that came out of the most recent GOP presidential debate.

A look at how Pope Francis' encyclical and the Charleston shooting are playing into the 2016 presidential candidates.

The GOP presidential candidate field is getting pretty crowded -- even former New York Governor Pataki is planning to announce his run later this week.