Los Angeles immigration raid protests update
Members of the California National Guard have arrived in downtown Los Angeles. President Trump ordered 2,000 Guard troops to be deployed following protests in the LA area over raids by ICE.
Freshmen Representatives Review Time In Office Under President Trump
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to freshmen Reps. Val Demings and Paul Mitchell about their first few months in office under President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Investigations
Sessions says he will recuse himself from any investigations related to the presidential campaigns after a news report concluded he failed to disclose contacts with the Russian ambassador.
Former FDA Head Weighs In On Trump's Criticism Of Drug Approval Process
Trump has called the approval process "slow and burdensome" and said he wants to speed it up. NPR's Audie Cornish asks former FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan whether that's feasible.
Jeff Sessions Decides To Recuse Himself From Election Investigations
The attorney general said he would recuse himself from investigations relating to the presidential campaigns after questions over whether he misled Congress about contacts with the Russian ambassador.
Alabama Lawmakers Move To Abolish Judicial Override
Alabama is the last state that allows judicial override — when a judge can impose a death sentence by overruling a jury's recommendation of life in prison. That may change soon.
Old Penicillin Mold Auctioned For More Than $14,000
An auction house in London has sold a dish containing a sample of the original mold that made Penicillin for over $14,000.
Republicans Plan To Roll Back Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations
Republicans in Congress plan to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank, the legislation Congress passed after the financial crisis. They say doing so would ease regulatory burdens on small banks. But the plan also eases rules on big banks — the ones that caused the financial crisis.
Women Of NASA To Be Given The Lego Treatment
Five "Women of NASA" will be given the LEGO treatment. The toy company announced at the end of February that it will produce the set designed by MIT News science editor and LEGO fan, Maia Weinstock.
Congress Prepares For Investigations Into Russian Ties To Election
Committees in Congress are gearing up to conduct their investigations into the role Russia played during the 2016 presidential campaign — and the ties it may have had to the man who won it.
Puerto Rican Migrants Search For Identity In Massachusetts
For Puerto Ricans, the question of statehood and their status as American citizens makes identity a complicated topic. One Puerto Rico woman living in western Massachusetts talks about this tension.