The Political Evolution of Nikki Haley

As the war the Middle East broadens, the U.S. is missing from talks between Gulf States and Iran that could decide that conflict’s future. What does its absence from say about American leadership in the region, and Iran’s new leverage?Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perk ...  Show more

The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights. As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went t ...  Show more

Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is running for president. Vox’s Andrew Prokop says she’s likely the first of many prominent Republicans to challenge Trump. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Mat ...  Show more

In June 2015 an American anti-racist activist climbed a flagpole on the South Carolina state house grounds to take down the Confederate flag. The protest followed the killing of 9 black people at a historic Charleston church by a white supremacist who was pictured holding the ...

The foreperson on the Georgia special grand jury has a lot to say about former President Trump and the 2020 election fraud investigation. CNN Tonight’s experts tell us if she should be saying it all out loud. Plus, after dueling speeches this week about the Ukraine war from Biden ...  Show more

Nikki Haley is gunning for second place in the Iowa Republican caucuses. In New Hampshire polls, she’s gaining on Donald Trump. Vox’s Andrew Prokop and Republican strategist Scott Jennings explain Haley’s rise. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fa ...  Show more