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The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured.

Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss controversial IRS audits, the release of White House emails on Benghazi talking points and the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone logs.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Royal Ramey, the co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, about the pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters to build careers in the field.

Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the table.

Historians say it's good to highlight America's founders, but the project takes too narrow a view of history.

But the court left intact the rest of the statute that created the CFPB. The decision was a victory for President Trump and others who have long sought to trim the sails of independent agencies.

Voters in Georgia are grappling with the effects of the government shutdown — and with who in Washington bears the blame.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on an issue that courts have not questioned in more than a century: birthright citizenship. NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses the case with law professor Amanda Frost.

North Carolina is a swing state with a Senate seat coming open. On the Republican side, the former president made an early endorsement, seeming to set the positioning for the GOP hopefuls.

As homicide rates spike nationwide, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Steve Adler, mayor of Austin, Texas, about how his city is handling violent crime and gun violence.

When the TV evangelist ran for president in 1988, he gained a following that appreciated his vision of moral certainty. But Robertson's recent suggestions that Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's stroke and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were acts of divine retribution have made even his allies uneasy.

Some tribes have won big water agreements with the U.S. recently which is giving them an unprecedented seat at the table as the White House resets the water sharing agreement for the Colorado River.

The White House portrays its immigration crackdown as a success. Critics say the administration is trying to look tough for the cameras, and worry about the "tail wagging the dog."

Despite a rise in religious doctrine from the government, a recent survey shows a dip in the portion of people identifying as religious, compared with a poll in 2008.

The case has potentially profound economic consequences for the country and the presidency.

As California's attorney general, Xavier Becerra fought Trump-era restrictions on reproductive health. If confirmed, he'll navigate an even more difficult legal and political landscape.

Sources close to the campaigns say people in and around the White House put near-constant pressure on Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to shape their runoff campaigns around Trump's demands.

Back then, Mitch McConnell boasted: "One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.' "

There will be no Republican members of Congress from Orange County, Calif. It is a stunning turn for a county that was once the heart of the state's GOP.

Congressional Republicans are holding their annual policy retreat to debate their 2018 policy agenda and the political stakes for the party this midterm election year.