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Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, a relatively unknown member of the House GOP conference, has been elected Speaker of the House.

The court closed its latest term on Friday, but it will still be working on a steady stream of emergency appeals in the coming weeks and months.

I rely on Aaron and Chuck to connect the past with the present in our Dig Deep conversations. Our hope is that listening to this conversation will lead…

This week, a daily conversation with John Latimer became part of the Morning Show at 9:30."Go outside," is the recommendation from Staff Phenologist John…

As former Vice President Mike Pence weighs whether or not to run for president in 2024, his backers are putting money up to fund a run.

President Trump addresses the matter of his phone call with Ukraine's president during a press conference in New York City on Wednesday.

High blood pressure can cause severe health problems, but some of the medications to control it have unpleasant side effects. A new drug test alerts doctors when patients aren't taking their meds.

Video is said to show the Wilmington officers exchanging racist and sometimes threatening remarks. The county's district attorney has thrown out cases involving the former officers amid a bias review.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with music journalist and mental health advocate Kiana Fitzgerald about the latest public apology from the artist formerly known as Kanye West.

The U.S. Supreme Court starts a new term Monday with a menu of high-profile cases, from abortion to gun rights and religious rights.

Former President Trump praised Russian President Putin after the Kremlin recognized the independence of two breakaway, Russian separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine.

House Republicans' choice to take over Tom DeLay's duties, Roy Blunt, is known by politicians from both parties for his "velvet" approach. But he has been dogged by his own ethics questions. Host Melissa Block talks to Deirdre Shesgreen, Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The partial federal government shutdown has furloughed thousands of people who work on millions of acres of public land across the country. That means work on critical projects has mostly stopped.

Many things went wrong during the prime minister's speech in Manchester on Wednesday: She had coughing fits, a prankster handed her a pink slip and a party slogan behind her fell apart.

Kim Darroch resigned as ambassador to the U.S. after communications in which he criticized the Trump administration were leaked. The British government says it is investigating how it happened.

Loeffler is the CEO of the financial platform Bakkt, as well as co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream. The president reportedly wanted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint someone else.

Judges from the 9th Circuit have ruled against the Trump administration in a series of big cases — first the travel ban and now sanctuary cities. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg joins us to talk about the court and it's legal reasoning.

The United Kingdom is in the early stages of campaigning for a June election. Current opinion polling suggests a result that would strengthen the hand of Prime Minister Theresa May as she steers her country out of the European Union.

After a disastrous June election in which her party lost parliamentary seats, many wonder how long the prime minister will stay in office. The opposition says May is heading a "zombie government."