• 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 governor's race centered on economic woes gripping the state. The NRA's endorsement commended Strickland as "an unwavering defender of our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms" and noted his opposition to a 2004 ban on certain semi-automatic weapons while in Congress and his signature ...

  • 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

    ... too long, China has been making cheap steel and they've been flooding the market with it. It's not fair and it's not right. So I actually think this is long overdue," said Democratic candidate Conor Lamb. "Unfortunately, many of our competitors around the world have slanted the ...

  • 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.

  • Everything you need to know about family-based migration

    Everything you need to know about family-based migration

    Feb 16, 2018 09:45 PM EST

    Current U.S. immigration law severely limits family-based immigration, one of the policies at the heart of the current immigration debate in the Senate.

  • A window into love and marriage in modern-day Mumbai

    A window into love and marriage in modern-day Mumbai

    Feb 06, 2018 04:42 PM EST

    In Mumbai, people say the monsoons make everyone fall in love. But this year the rains are late and the June nights are hot. So are tempers.