What the jury in the Sean Combs trial will be deliberating
The jury considering the charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution against the music mogul Sean Combs began its deliberations.
ICE Has New Ways To Keep Asylum-Seekers And Their Kids Apart, Critics Say
In the case of a Honduran asylum-seeker jailed in Texas, ICE appears to be defying a court order to reunite parents and separated children as soon as possible, by setting bond amounts impossibly high.
All He's Ever Wanted Is To Mine Coal. How Long Can He Chase His Dream?
Kyle Johnson is a young man who wants to be a coal miner more than anything. NPR's Embedded podcast follows his search for a job in a region where the future of coal is in question.
America's Next Top Rest Stop: An App Compiles The Best Gas Station Bathrooms
Millions of Americans are hitting the roads for the holiday. With road trips come pit stops, and fuel price tracker Gas Buddy has compiled a list of the best bathrooms using user reviews.
Zero-Sum Tactics That Built Trump Inc. Could Backfire With World Leaders
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Honig, who teaches negotiations at Indiana University, on how President Trump has employed a technique called "distributive bargaining," and how that can backfire.
Encore: For 'God Bless America,' A Long Gestation And Venomous Backlash
A book about the song "God Bless America" shows how early popularity of the Irving Berlin song, which debuted in 1938, reflected pre-war anxiety and sparked an anti-Semitic and xenophobic backlash.
Trump Says He's Not Asking Justice Candidates About Abortion. Why Bother?
The president says he won't ask about specific legal cases, including Roe v. Wade. But he doesn't have to, because everyone on his short list is a pre-vetted conservative.
As America Turns A Year Older, Poll Finds Patriotism Has Slipped A Bit
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gallup Editor in Chief Frank M. Newport about a new poll that finds, for the first time, that less than half of Americans are extremely proud of their citizenship.
White House Launches Effort To Take Citizenship From Those Who Lied To Get It
When an immigrant becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen, there's a sense of permanence. But a Trump administration effort is seeking those who cheated to get citizenship, and plans to take it from them.
On Independence Day, Minting Thousands Of New Americans
At a Fourth of July naturalization ceremony in New Hampshire, newly minted American citizens take the oath. They're among nearly 14,000 people across the country who are becoming Americans this week.
Encore: 'New Colossus' Poem Wasn't Just Tacked On To Statue Of Liberty
White House adviser Stephen Miller's contention that the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus was only added later to the Statue of Liberty minimizes the poem's connection to the statue.
Trump Rescinds College Guidelines On Race
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Michelle Hackman about President Trump withdrawing Obama-era guidelines on using race in college admissions to promote diversity.