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Alabama will hold a special primary election for four of its seven congressional districts, after the Supreme Court cleared the way — and as redistricting ripples through the South.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to former Knesset member Michal Cotler Wunsh, about the state of Israeli democracy in the wake of an attempted judicial overhaul, resulting in massive protests there.

Israeli forces are battling Hamas on the streets of Gaza City, with fighting around the main Al-Shifa hospital. Hundreds of patients and hospital staff are still inside, where electricity has run out.

Vice President JD Vance arrives in Israel as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to bolster a Mideast ceasefire that's already proving shaky.

The conference, known as COP28, opened in Dubai on Thursday. Questions focus on whether real action will be taken to slow global warming, and on the host country as a major oil producer.

Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv as part of his Mideast visit aimed at containing the war in Gaza, and preventing a wider conflict.

A new front has opened in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran — and it's online. From Lego soldiers to Trump Teletubbies, Iran's propaganda is trolling the president while rattling global markets.

Depending on the timing, a Supreme Court ruling that weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination may lead to more states redrawing congressional maps before the 2026 midterms.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yohanan Plesner of the Israel Democracy Institute about White House efforts to revive talks toward a two-state solution in the Middle East.

Washington and Tehran appear close to a breakthrough agreement that could halt the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and limit Iran's nuclear stockpile -- but key terms are still unsettled.