Scott Horsley

Bill Clinton speaks Tuesday night after his wife Hillary Clinton formally becomes the Democratic nominee for president. One open question is how smoothly the nominating process will go.

The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Philadelphia with a leadership shakeup after leaked emails suggested party leaders favored Hillary Clinton over rival Bernie Sanders, who speaks Monday.

A day after the Republican National Convention, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump gives his own assessment of how things went, where he goes from here and also revisits his old feud with Ted Cruz.

Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday night for the climax of the Republican National Convention. But the drama of rival Ted Cruz's speech the night before — and his decision not to endorse Trump — is still reverberating.

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence will make his debut at the GOP convention on Wednesday night.

Trump is now the Republican Party's nominee for president after the votes of the delegates were counted at the GOP Convention in Cleveland.

A roll call vote of states is underway at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to officially name the GOP nominee. After a dramatic primary season, the party will formally nominate Trump.

On day two of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, delegates will officially name Donald Trump as their nominee for president.

The floor the Republican National Convention erupted on Monday amid an attempt by the anti-Trump movement to force a roll call vote on convention rules.

The Republican National Convention starts Monday with a focus on law and order, a rules vote and the likely end of the "dump Trump" effort.

President Obama condemned the attack in Nice that left at least 77 people dead and scores more wounded.

President Obama issued a statement Thursday, in which he condemned the "horrific terrorist attack" in Nice that killed more than 70 people and wounded many more.

President Obama has been briefed on the unfolding situation in Nice, France. At least 60 people were killed after a truck drove through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day.

In the wake of last week's deadly police shootings and the attack on officers in Dallas, President Obama's message has been fairly consistent. Is anyone listening?

Following the recent police shootings and the attack on police in Dallas, President Obama will meet with law enforcement, civil rights and political leaders to look for common ground on police reform.

President Obama speaks about unity at a memorial service for the Dallas police officers killed last week.

NPR correspondents and Sarah Mervosh of the Dallas Morning News talk about the latest from Dallas, U.S. law enforcement and politics, and Friday's news conference by the Dallas police chief and mayor.

For purely political trips, a campaign reimburses the government for use of Air Force One. But trips that mix business with campaigning are murkier, rules-wise, and who pays is more opaque.

President Obama announced Wednesday more U.S. troops than planned will remain in Afghanistan through the remainder of his presidency.

Hillary Clinton flew with the president on Air Force One to North Carolina. "Everybody can tweet," Obama said. "But nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job until you've sat behind the desk."