Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
The Singing Barber Of Rio Grande City
In Rio Grande City, a small town on the Texas border with Mexico, one barber named Alberto Escobedo has earned the reputation for giving customers a performance of Pavarotti along with their haircut.
Texas Rep. Michael McCaul On Proposed Border Wall
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Texas Rep. Michael McCaul about what residents in the Rio Grande Valley think about immigration reform, trade with Mexico, and the idea of a wall.
Deportees From The North, Migrants From The South Overwhelm Mexican Border City
Donald Trump pinatas and deportees from the U.S. are some of the people and things you'll find in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Trump Tries To Round Up Reluctant Republicans For Health Care Bill
President Trump is working to convince reluctant Republicans to support the House GOP bill to replace Obamacare.
The View From The Border
With harsh political rhetoric about Mexico still swirling, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro travels to the U.S.-Mexico border to spend time with Border Patrol agents and migrants making the trek to the U.S.
Mexican Leftist Politician Rising In Polls With Anti-American Rhetoric
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is running for a third time for president of Mexico. But this time the leftist populist is ahead in polls, thanks to a rise in anti-American, anti-Trump sentiment.
'White Tears' Is A Mystery, A History, A Coming-Of-Age Story
A Brooklyn hipster, old blues music, cultural appropriation, a ghost story: these are ingredients in Hari Kunzru's new novel, White Tears. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
A Litany Of Tragedy In 'The Rules Do Not Apply'
New Yorker writer Ariel Levy lost her son, her wife, her house — tragedies and grief that are outlined in her new memoir, The Rules Do Not Apply.
Ousted Prosecutor Preet Bharara, Trump And Wall Street
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to financial writer William Cohan about the firing of Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Texas Border Town Economics
The U.S. and Mexican economies meet each other along the long border. We traveled to the border city of McAllen, Texas to talk to locals about jobs, taxes, trade and NAFTA.