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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to former FBI special agent Ali Soufan about his new book, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State.

Ironically, President Trump seems irritated with the need to make deals. He is eager to make threats and change rules, but the American system was set up to curb a president's power.

Passage in the House is the first step in fulfilling the GOP's longtime pledge to dismantle Obamacare. The president praised House Speaker Ryan as a "genius" for engineering the legislative victory.

The 27th Amendment had languished for nearly 200 years before a Texas student made passing it a personal cause. The amendment was ratified 25 years ago this weekend.

The president gave the clearest indication yet that his chief strategist could be on his way out, saying, "I like Steve, but you have to remember, he was not involved in my campaign until very late."

The federal government wants to require that private accreditors release reports of problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are kept confidential.

President Trump's eldest son admitted to meeting a Kremlin-linked lawyer after being offered information that could have been "helpful" to his father's campaign.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump "pressed" Vladimir Putin about election meddling, but the two leaders agreed on the need to move on in the U.S.-Russia relationship.

The fish were nearly wiped out from the Gulf 20 or 30 years ago, so the catch is closely regulated. A Trump administration deal to extend the recreational season has prompted cheers – and concerns.

Amid protests during recess, Sen. Dean Heller stayed on the sidelines in his state's health care tug-of-war. Heller is one of the few moderate Republicans expected to have swaying power in the vote.

The president tweeted Saturday evening questioning his predecessor's response after a bombshell Washington Post report about the previous administration's decision-making about how to counter Russia.

There's no shortage of dietary lore about naturalist and Walden author Henry David Thoreau, so as his bicentennial birthday bash arrives, we wish to debunk these myths deliberately.

Whatever actual impact previous foreign entanglements may have had, the stories persist — if only because they feed such powerful thoughts of "what might have been."

It's a dish that Dadisi Olutosin ate as a kid in Atlanta. As an adult he discovered its international roots and came up with a recipe that's true to his mother — and the culinary heritage of collards.

Sustained 3 percent growth is a target the U.S. is unlikely to hit, and some Trump policies might even make it less possible.

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, wants to kick loose the requirement of algebra for non-STEM majors.

It was only a matter of time before fans of the Broadway hit sought out culinary tributes to their most treasured folk hero. Here are historically minded ideas to eat like the Founding Father.

Large companies in particular — those that have always offered job-based medical coverage — say a poorly thought-out replacement might turn out to be worse for them and their workers.

People from both sides of the aisle have come close to scuttling the nomination of the Michigan philanthropist to be secretary of education.

For Sam Polinsky, a Pittsburgh wrestler who performs as a loud Trump supporter, the enraged reaction his character elicits from Mexican audiences is exhilarating. He aspires to be Mexico's Hulk Hogan.