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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the week's political news.

NPR checks in with Iowa voters ahead of their state's caucuses, the first nominating contest of the presidential election, on Monday.

Researchers have uncovered a juicy tidbit that could be the parasite's undoing.

Scientists studied the genomes of more than 64,000 people and found that those with the debilitating psychiatric disease were much more likely to possess mutations of a particular gene.

The State Department will not release 37 pages of Clinton emails because they are top secret. The latest turn in the controversy of her private email server comes days before the Iowa caucuses.

The state now will recognize concealed-carry permits from other states. In exchange, control advocates got more stringent laws on gun shows and protection for domestic abuse victims.

In Donald Trump's ongoing feud with Megyn Kelly, her looks and attire appeared to matter for some just as much as, if not more than, her mind.

Critics say Iowa and New Hampshire aren't demographically representative of the country. And, that's true. So, we've created the Perfect State Index to determine which state is a true microcosm.

When films capture the method of science, that's when magic happens: It matters more than getting the facts right, says blogger Barbara J. King.

In 2011, New York City's oldest gallery was accused of selling paintings it now admits were forgeries. Plaintiffs say the gallery overlooked glaring problems with the paintings' backstories.