Rob Schmitz

This year is set to be a consequential one in U.S. politics. The U.S. economy performed better than many expected — what's ahead for 2024? Companies working on climate solutions are embracing AI.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Tom White, director of Gaza affairs for the UN Relief and Works Agency. He says his agency's aid workers have been hit several times while operating in Gaza.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Julie Martin of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation about the three-decade-old tradition of January 1 "First Day Hikes."

NPR's Rob Schmitz asks actor Peter Sarsgaard about making the new movie "Memory" and about the nature of memory itself.

NPR's Rob Schmitz asks Amanda Raffoul of Harvard's School of Public Health about a new estimate of the amount of money social media companies make on advertisements to users 17 and younger.

This year two more special counsels joined Jack Smith in leading some of the most sensitive investigations at the Justice Department.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with ProPublica reporter Umar Farooq about his reporting on how often police departments do not release bodycam footage.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks to author Vanessa Chan about her new novel "The Storm We Made," about a Malayan mother who becomes a spy for Japanese invaders.

In a year in which the European far-right made electoral gains in several countries, Poland proved an exception. This month the ruling Law and Justice Party left power.

Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party leaves government today following its defeat in last month's national election. Donald Tusk will become prime minister.

The Netherlands is the latest country in Europe to give a far-right party the most votes in a national election, though not enough to govern. Concern over migration is often cited as the cause.

A far-right, anti-immigrant party in the Netherlands has won the most votes in this week's election, underlying the concern over immigration in Europe.

A proposed bill in the Dutch parliament would force universities to conduct more classes in Dutch, rather than English.

Inflation, a weak economy and declining numbers of club-goers all challenge the clubs' viability. Club owners are seeking protected status, similar to what Berlin's opera companies enjoy.

Reactions to the Israel-Hamas war vary across Europe, determined by each country's unique history and perspective. Here's what governments are saying in Britain, France and Germany.

Germany's position in the Israel-Gaza war is informed by its complex past.

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates are thrilled Poland's ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party is unlikely to form Poland's next government. But they are skeptical of the commitment of who will.

Poland's right-wing ruling party lost the national elections. But activists do not predict the winners will undertake major changes in LGBTQ and abortion policies.

Exit polling shows that Poland's ruling party is unlikely to remain in power which would represent a dramatic shift toward democracy and the EU.

Exit polling shows the ruling Law and Justice party, which has steadily chipped away at democratic institutions, is suffering a dramatic upset.