The former secretary of housing and urban development and former San Antonio mayor was among the first to advocate for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. Other candidates followed his lead.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with campaign reporter Scott Detrow about former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro ending his campaign for president.
State lawmakers are preparing ambitious plans for their legislative sessions in 2020. NPR's Noel King talks to Reid Wilson of The Hill about new state laws and the trends behind them.
Australians suffer through their country's worst fire season. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants immunity from corruption charges. And, the legislative trends on the state level.
Don't put too much stock in all those New Year's predictions you're hearing American politics in 2020. The one thing we can safely say is that there's nothing that can be safely said.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny, about the huge number of lower court judges appointed by the Trump administration.