Search results for

Three pastors are suing the Virginia Board of Elections, arguing that a new rule requiring voters to pledge loyalty to the Republican Party before voting in the state's primary is discriminatory.

As Morning Edition wraps up its series on the role of land and identity in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli author Gershom Gorenberg about the history of the settlements.

Last year, Congress tried to make getting care for vets easier by giving them the option of going outside of VA facilities. Seems pretty simple, but making that rule work hasn't been all that easy.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon about security for Israelis amid a new wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the occupied West Bank.

The secretary-general's visit comes as recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have left dozens dead.

When Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu comes to Washington next week, he is expected to negotiate a large strategic defense package. Steve Inskeep talks to former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem were not often involved in the violence in the past, but this area is the center of the current friction between Israelis and Palestinians.

Francis also told bishops at a morning meeting that "I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected."

Some opponents of same-sex marriage are vowing to fight on after Friday's Supreme Court ruling. The battles will likely take place in the lower courts and will involve religious liberty cases.

The fight over what to call the detention centers at the Southern border evokes a similar debate over what to call Japanese American incarceration during World War II.