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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, seen here during a confirmation hearing on Jan. 19, announced Monday he won't run for reelection in 2022.

The Ohio Republican said it's a "tough time to be in public service," citing hyper-partisanship.

Scholarship Bill Seeks To Give Bullied Kids 'HOPE'

Some 47,000 Florida students are being bullied or have been in some sort of violent situation—be it school fights, or harassment. And a priority of...

Activists head toward the Miramar Town Center as they participate in a Justice for George Floyd rally in Miramar, Florida on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Hundreds of protestors took to the street Saturday protesting against police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Florida Seeks To Skirt Mediation In Challenge To Protest Law

Lawyers for the state are seeking to sidestep mediation ordered by a federal judge, in a legal challenge to a controversial law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at cracking down on violent protests.

Sen. Bernie Sanders during a campaign stop in Vallejo, Calif. ahead of California's June 2016 presidential primary. The state legislature is considering a bill to move the 2020 primary to March.

California Seeks More Influence In 2020 Presidential Race

The state legislature is considering moving up the date of the presidential primary to March from June in order to have more sway over who becomes the Democratic Party's nominee.

Scott Seeks Distribution Details On Rapid Coronavirus Tests

In a letter to the HHS secretary and governors, Sen. Rick Scott said Congress has not received information from states on the antigen tests.

Second Lawsuit Seeks More Time For Voter Registration

Three groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force the state to give Floridians an extra week to register to vote because of Hurricane...

Juan Pablo Santos cleans up the debris from his shed near Aibonito, Puerto Rico, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

With Bottles And Buckets, Puerto Ricans Seek The Water To Survive

The damage left by Hurricane Maria has disabled running water for many in Puerto Rico. People are driving to mountain springs to fill empty soda bottles and heading to rivers to do their laundry.

Albert N. Gore Jr., a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., on Aug. 2. Gore is running against incumbent Republican Roger Wicker. He says there should have been younger people interested in taking on Wicker — "but they didn't want to fight."

Deep South Democrats Seek Path Back To Relevance

It can be lonely being a Democrat in the Deep South. In the reliably Republican region, even recruiting viable Democratic candidates can be a challenge. But strategists are looking to nearby states to learn how the party might start to make inroads in such red territory.

Twelve patients died when the Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center lost power durring Hurricane Irma. The tragedy prompted a law to require generators in nursing home facilities.

Nursing Homes Seek More Time On Generator Requirements

More than 40 percent of Florida nursing homes are asking health-care regulators for more time to meet backup-power requirements pushed by Gov. Rick...

Shivdutt Mishra, 15, hopes to one day become an airline pilot. He comes every morning to the ghats in Varanasi — wide stone steps leading to the Ganges — to get his blessings from the river considered by Hindus to be holy and to meditate on the future.

On A Hard Road, Young Indians Seek A Better Life

Some young people in India's heartland are aggressively pursuing new opportunities; others are mired in poverty. They work and hope and pray for a better life along the Grand Trunk Road that crosses South Asia, the focus of a new NPR series.

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