• After the Castros, what do Cubans want from this new era?

    After the Castros, what do Cubans want from this new era?

    Apr 19, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    ... Azam Ahmed of The New York Times. ... Judy Woodruff: And now to Cuba. Today marked the end of an era, the rule of the Castro brothers. The late Fidel Castro and then his younger brother, Raul, controlled Cuba for nearly 60 years. Now, as William Brangham reports, a younger generation ...

  • Remembering Barbara Bush, political dynasty matriarch

    Remembering Barbara Bush, political dynasty matriarch

    Apr 18, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    ... had the sense that she was ready to go. She couldn't talk back, but I told her how much I loved her. And my brothers and sisters did the same thing. And then she was by dad's side. Interestingly enough, he sat there for, you know, four or ...

  • WATCH: Stephon Clark's funeral begins in Sacramento as protests continue

    WATCH: Stephon Clark's funeral begins in Sacramento as protests continue

    Mar 29, 2018 01:53 PM EST

    ... confronting members of the media gathered outside the wake. The outburst came a day after he disrupted a Sacramento City Council meeting and chanted his brother's name at Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Some of Clark's relatives were more conciliatory. "We're not mad at all the law enforcement. We ...

  • These girls escaped Boko Haram. Now they’re pleading for help to save their generation

    These girls escaped Boko Haram. Now they’re pleading for help to save their generation

    Mar 20, 2018 10:20 PM EST

    ... the town. They abducted me from my house, along with two of my younger siblings. One, a girl, was 5, then one of my younger brothers, who was 6. They took us to the forest, and up until now, there's no news about them. Judy Woodruff: And what about ...

  • Amid a barrage of negative headlines, VA chief faces push for more privatization

    Amid a barrage of negative headlines, VA chief faces push for more privatization

    Mar 15, 2018 10:35 PM EST

    ... Koch brothers, who really want more private care and what they call more choice, so the veteran would be able to basically have the option to see a doctor of their choice. William Brangham: All right, Lisa Rein of The Washington Post, thank you. Lisa Rein: Thank you so much.

  • Tillerson is one of a wave of departures. Why is Trump cleaning house?

    Tillerson is one of a wave of departures. Why is Trump cleaning house?

    Mar 13, 2018 10:45 PM EST

    ... first. We have been hearing for months that Rex Tillerson either might be forced out or might resign on his own. What led to this right now? Robert Costa: There wasn't an event that led directly to this decision, Judy. It was a long-simmering frustration by the president ...

  • How the NRA flexes its political muscle

    How the NRA flexes its political muscle

    Mar 05, 2018 02:43 PM EST

    The NRA's deep pockets leave the impression it effectively purchases loyalty from lawmakers. But the NRA actually donates small amounts of money to candidates when compared to the large sums it spends on potent get-out-the-vote operations and ad campaigns.

  • Trump links tariff relief for Canada, Mexico if 'new and fair' NAFTA deal is signed

    Trump links tariff relief for Canada, Mexico if 'new and fair' NAFTA deal is signed

    Mar 05, 2018 02:26 PM EST

    President Donald Trump said Monday that North American neighbors Canada and Mexico will get no relief from his new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports unless a "new and fair" free trade agreement is signed.

  • This poet imagines black victims of police violence 'alive someplace better'

    This poet imagines black victims of police violence 'alive someplace better'

    Feb 26, 2018 09:52 PM EST

    Danez Smith sees another life for the black victims of police violence: at last living in a world where blackness is celebrated and “everything/is a sanctuary & nothing is a gun.”

  • Fate of bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform uncertain

    Fate of bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform uncertain

    Feb 17, 2018 09:47 PM EST

    A rare bipartisan agreement on a bill, which reduces mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders, turned into a heated exchange after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his opposition to the bill. The bill was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. NPR’s justice correspondent Carrie Johnson joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.