Teamsters President Sean O'Brien addresses the Republican National Convention In recent history, labor unions overwhelmingly back Democrats. President Biden calls himself the most pro-union president ever. But at the RNC, the head of the teamsters had a prime speaking slot. Don Gonyea
Former President Trump chooses Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor and co-founder of The Dispatch, about the choice of Vance, who once described former President Trump using words like “idiot” and “Hitler.” Steve Inskeep
Sen. Bernie Sanders makes a case for keeping Biden on the Democratic ticket NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont why progressive lawmakers want President Biden to stay on the Democratic presidential ticket. Sacha Pfeiffer
Voters in the Buckeye State react to Trump picking Sen. Vance as a running mate Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, grew up in southern Ohio. He became nationally known in 2016 after publishing his best-selling and controversial memoir: "Hillbilly Elegy." Sarah Donaldson
The GOP convention kicks off with Trump and Vance in the spotlight Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance at the Republican National Convention since Saturday's attempt on his life. Trump picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. Danielle Kurtzleben
How language around abortion rights features in the new Republican Party platform Republicans adopted a new platform at their party’s convention in Milwaukee. One of the most-watched sections has been the language around abortion rights. Sarah McCammon
The Trump assassination attempt and why domestic terrorism is hard to combat in the U.S. Hans Anderson
Biden bristles at continued questions about his age and abilities in NBC interview As the first night of the Republican National Convention unfolded, Biden sat for a new televised interview, this time with NBC's Lester Holt. Ben Giles
Northwest senators denounce political violence, Republican VP pick Democratic Sens. Maria Cantwell from Washington and Ron Wyden of Oregon condemned political violence following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The two also voiced their concerns over his pick for vice president. Casey Martin
As pre-election tensions get heated, are we 'cooking' up a better democracy, or 'burning' it? Mónica Guzmán argues that modern rhetoric in the United States often burns democracy and just makes things worse. Libby Denkmann
