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The British Labour Party tried to stop a damaging feud over its leadership Wednesday as an opinion poll showed the party's support falling to a 14-year low. Prime Minister Tony Blair, in office for nine years, has been under pressure from members of his own party to name a date to hand over the office to his likely successor, finance minister Gordon Brown.

A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.

President Xi Jinping kicked off the twice-a-decade summit with remarks that touched on COVID, Taiwan, economic policy and more. It is widely expected his rule will be extended beyond two terms.

The event is touted as a way to connect to past traditions in Kyrgyzstan — and perhaps boost the tourism industry.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Michigan GOP state executive director Jeff Timmer about the future of the Republican Party after yesterday's historic, bipartisan impeachment vote.

With Barack Obama as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, some states that have been voting Republican are now seen as Democratic prospects. Yet states like Pennsylvania and Michigan, which have long voted Democratic, could conceivably go the other way.

Gen. Tommy Franks issues a statement saying Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, the political organization that dominated the country for 35 years, "is dissolved." Meanwhile, Iraqi doctors denounce the new U.S.-appointed Iraqi health minister, a one-time Baath Party member. Hear NPR's Christopher Joyce.

NPR's Scott Simon asks political scientist Ruy Teixeira about growing support for Republicans by Hispanics and other minority voters. Texiera co-wrote 2002's "The Emerging Democratic Majority."

This year, both parties have placed a bigger bet than ever on the votes of Spanish-speaking Americans. NPR's John Burnett reports.

Distrust between the parties is high a year after the violent insurrection. And it has affected how the institution operates.