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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Col. Bree Fram, an openly transgender member of the U.S. Space Force, about the Supreme Court upholding Trump's ban on transgender military service members.

On the heels of his first foreign trip, President Trump got busy on Truth Social. He took swipes at the Supreme Court, Walmart and the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

President Trump meets in the Oval Office with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Bilateral relations are at their lowest since the end of apartheid.

In Washington, D.C., the newly expanded Arena Stage has established a program that provides playwrights with a few basics — including housing, a salary and health benefits — so they can focus on their work.

Hackers and cybersleuths abound at two tech conferences in Las Vegas. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to correspondent Aarti Shahani about what new technological threats are lurking.

Eleven states and Washington, D.C., have passed laws to grant driver's licenses to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. But applicants face hurdles, like language barriers and fear of deportation.

Thousands of supporters gathered near the tomb of Napoleon for what was billed as a protest — but observers said it had all the markings of a campaign rally.

With Germany's election in six weeks, Elon Musk was full of praise for his livestream guest on X: Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative for Germany party's candidate for chancellor.

The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise. There, 10,000 visitors a day seek the graves of some 4,500 notable figures.

The law made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, familial or national origin in housing. But since its passage, it has only been selectively enforced.

New money is going towards gun violence research, paving the way for new generation of data analysts, who have grown up in an era of mass shootings, to enter the field.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara about the state enacting a temporary moratorium on insurance companies dropping homeowners in areas affected by fires.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., about testimony regarding the Russian election interference probe by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

NBC News announced it suspended anchor Brian Williams without pay for six months over a story inaccuracy. And, Jon Stewart revealed he would leave Comedy Central's The Daily Show later this year.

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with writer s.e. smith about their piece in The Verge that explores why so many websites disappear from the internet and what it tells us about online culture.

CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.

Some one million people are still without power nearly two days after Hurricane Beryl hit Houston. The local power company has come under intense criticism for poor planning and communication.

Voters have long demanded that their presidential candidates demonstrate outward signs of religious faith. So far in 2016, that may be changing — though some evangelicals are uneasy at the prospect.

A Lionel toy train around the Christmas tree continues to be a fixture of holiday tradition in some families. The iconic American company is about to roll into its 125th anniversary.

Republicans hope to make progress this week on the president's domestic agenda. But there are signs of trouble between members in the House and Senate — right before they leave for a two-week recess.

The suspension of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission raises questions about future efforts to investigate the country's foreign adoption program.

A New York judge fined former President Donald Trump and his companies $355 million, handing a win to New York AG Letitia James, who sued Trump and his associates after a three-year investigation.

Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.

The race for a state Supreme Court justice in Wisconsin could offer some clues about the upcoming 2026 election cycle — and, about Elon Musk's power in politics.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses a culture of police misconduct and a "code of silence" within the Chicago Police Department with Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware.