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Steve Bannon, once chief strategist to then-President Donald Trump, has been charged by the Justice Department with criminal contempt of Congress. Here, he is pictured in August 2018.

Justice Department charges Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress

Federal prosecutors charged Steve Bannon over his defiance of a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

Steve Bannon, who was chief strategist for former President Donald Trump, appears on a video screen above members of the House committee that's investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, during a hearing on July 12.

Steve Bannon goes on trial for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena

The former Trump adviser faces two counts of contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Some see Iran's assassination plots as yet another reason not to revive nuclear deal

Feeling vindicated by recent evidence of an Iranian plot to kill former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, opponents to reviving the nuclear deal with Iran are pressing their case.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison Friday.

Women taking down a tent in the parking lot of the Delaware County Board of Elections during early voting. The supporters of Issue 1, an August ballot issue to make it harder to amend the state constitution, were offering free root beer floats about the issue as voters entered the building to cast early ballots.

Issue 1 backers bring free root beer floats with their message to Ohio early voters

Supporters of the Aug. 8 ballot issue to make it harder to amend Ohio’s constitution were handing out free root beer floats at the Delaware County early voting center, which opponents called "a double dose of desperation."

Chris Mullin's Novel Projects Britain's Post-Brexit Woes

NPR's Scott Simon asks Chris Mullin about Brexit, migration, and his new novel, The Friends of Harry Perkins. It's a follow-up to Mullin's 1982 hit book, A Very British Coup.

Dancers during the dress rehearsal for Commedia performed by Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company at Sadler's Wells on September 24, 2008 in London, England. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Post Brexit, Sadler’s Wells Dances On The Edge Of Uncertainty

Now that U.K. voters have decided to leave, how are British cultural institutions responding?

Jack Johnson, seen here in New York City in 1932, was the first black world heavyweight champion. On Thursday, President Trump granted him a rare posthumous pardon, clearing his name more than a century after a racially charged conviction.

Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Gets Pardon, 105 Years After Baseless Conviction

The black world heavyweight champion was convicted of a crime in 1913 for traveling with a white girlfriend. President Trump issued a rare posthumous pardon after an appeal from Sylvester Stallone.

My Recent Chat With William Howard Taft

Covering politics for a living has always seemed to me to be a natural way to make a living, given how much I have been fascinated by the American…

Mice that exercise produce more of an enzyme that can improve memory and other brain functions.

An Enzyme That Increases With Exercise Can Improve Memory In Mice, And Maybe People

When scientists revved up the production of an enzyme called GPLD1 in older mice, it stimulated nerve growth in their brains and the animals navigated a maze better.

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