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Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.

Israel's prime minister is in a bind, caught between President Trump's desire to end the war in Gaza and the demands of his right-wing base that it resume.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel denied the Trump administration's push to restart deportations of alleged gang members under a rarely used wartime authority known as the Alien Enemies Act.

The Chinese AI company may be about to burst Silicon Valley's bubble.

In an election that had experts worried about vigilante poll monitors and the potential for danger for election workers, voting on Election Day seems to have gone off without any major incidents.

The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely on a lengthy and complex asylum request form.

David Greene talks to Jim Antle, editor of The American Conservative magazine, about how President Trump's push for border wall funding is resonating with his base.

The 35-day government shutdown harmed the morale of federal workers, and is likely to make it harder to attract new employees.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chris Kolenda about possible roadblocks as the U.S., the Taliban, and the Afghan government work toward reaching an agreement on a U.S. exit strategy from Afghanistan.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with writer Sam Knight of The New Yorker about British Prime Minister Theresa May, and how she's handling the job of leading the U.K. through Brexit.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Trump National Golf Club employee Victorina Morales and her lawyer, Anibal Romero. They say the golf course knowingly hired undocumented workers and covered it up.

Rachel Martin talks to Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan's new ambassador to the U.S. and the first woman to serve in that role, about ongoing negotiations with the Taliban. NPR's Tom Bowman weighs in.

This year in young people's literature, Meg Medina's Merci Suárez Changes Gears won the Newbery Medal and Sophie Blackall's Hello Lighthouse took home the Caldecott Medal.

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe will get a new leader.

The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and Sister Susan Rose Francois weigh in on whether it checks out.

The university is working to give students flexibility, including making more classes available online. Some students say the return to campus feels too soon.

The pope's death at age 88 ends a 12-year papacy that began with the historic resignation of Francis' predecessor in 2013. Now a period of mourning begins along with a process to select a new pope.

The Education Department unveiled a plan to rewrite and roll back important rules that govern colleges and their accrediting agencies. The department says it wants to reduce obstacles to innovation, but critics worry this will lower school standards and hurt students.

The White Lotus star says she is prepared for any outcome. In this week's Wild Card, Natasha Rothwell shares the advice she happily ignored and how she finds power in solitude.

President Trump claims Asia is happy with the status of those relations. Rachel Martin talks to Robert Daly of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

A national museum devoted to the history of comedy has opened in Jamestown, N.Y., the birthplace of Lucille Ball. Executive director Journey Gunderson and comic Lewis Black talk about the project.

The U.S. government faces a Thursday deadline to submit a plan for reunifying migrant families that remain separated. Noel King talks to Lee Gelernt, the ACLU's lead attorney on the case.

President Trump proposed rolling back another Obama-era initiative: fuel economy standards. Rachel Martin talks to KQED reporter Craig Miller about the proposal to freeze the targets at 2020 levels.

Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto has been released from months of detention after a judge found credible cause that his First Amendment rights had been violated.

President Trump is keeping up his hardline rhetoric on immigration. He threatened to deport those crossing the border illegally without due process — sending mixed signals to Congress on the issue.