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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to the media as a security officer guards an entrance of the Anti-Corruption Foundation office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday. The federal court bailiffs' service that conducted the Thursday raid later said he had not been detained.

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Targeted In Police Raid

Video of the Thursday raid shows a shower of fiery sparks as the door to Nalvany's Anti-Corruption Foundation office is forced open with power tools.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her gavel after being elected during the beginning of the 116th Congress. A lot of Pelosi's decisions have come to define 2019.

Our 10 Most-Read Political Stories Of 2019 Reflect A Shifting Capitol Power Dynamic

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

Angelita Chegup (left) and Tara Amboh are among four women banished from their reservation for what they say are political reasons. They're now suing the Ute Tribe in Utah.

'It Changed Our Lives': Banished Native Women Fight Tribal Leaders In Federal Court

Banishment in Indian Country is usually used for violent offenders only. But in Utah, some tribal members are suing in federal court after being banished for what they say are political reasons.

Liese Siegenthaler (left) and Maggie Feldman-Piltch attended the recent conference. #NatSecGirlSquad creates opportunities for networking and mentorship and provides professional development support to women at various stages of their national security careers.

From A Hashtag To A Movement: #NatSecGirlSquad Empowers Women In National Security

#NatSecGirlSquad is focused on placing and promoting women in national security, a field that's overwhelmingly white and male. "We don't want anything special. We just want equal footing."

Nigerian soldiers are on patrol in October, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province group raided the village of Tungushe, killing a soldier and three residents.

Islamic State Group In Nigeria Reportedly Executes Christian Hostages

ISIS says the executions were in retaliation for the killings of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman earlier this year, according to Agence France-Presse.

Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle on Sunday. Thomas is accused of stabbing multiple people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi's home in the Orthodox Jewish community north of New York.

Gov. Cuomo Calls New York Hanukkah Attack 'Act Of Domestic Terrorism'

A man stabbed people celebrating Hanukkah at the home of a rabbi in Rockland County, a New York City suburb, on Saturday night. The incident comes amid a surge of anti-Semitic violence in the region.

Ramapo police officers escort Grafton E. Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle on Sunday. Thomas is accused of stabbing multiple people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi's home in the Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City.

Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect Appears To Have Been Driven By Anti-Semitism, FBI Says

Citing journals written by the suspect, Grafton E. Thomas, and his Internet search history, the FBI says it appears that he was driven by anti-Semitism.

Protesters and militia members throw stones toward the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday.

Why The U.S. Embassy In Iraq Became A Target Of Anger Again

Demonstrators threw stones and were met with tear gas during a second day of protests. Here are some of the keys to understanding what happened.

People crowd the streets in Tehran on Monday to pay respects to Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed last week in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad.

Ayatollah Weeps And Iranians Rail Against U.S. During Funeral For Slain Commander

Caskets holding the bodies of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others killed in a U.S. drone strike last week in Iraq were paraded though the streets of Tehran as mourners chanted "death to America."

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force-Iraq man a defensive position at Forward Operating Base Union III in Baghdad last month.

U.S. Defense Secretary Says No Plans To Leave Iraq, Forces Being Repositioned

The move comes after the parliament ordered U.S. forces out of Iraq, but military officials say the changes are not part of a withdrawal.

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