GOP Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona faces questions about gun control measures as the Senate returns to debate the issue. Her Democratic opponent Mark Kelly is pressing for new restrictions.
The bills being considered by the U.S. House would limit access to high-capacity gun magazines and block any person convicted of a hate crime from obtaining a firearm.
President Trump's comment stops months of negotiations to withdraw some U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It comes amid an uptick in violence and weeks ahead of Afghanistan's general election.
There are allegations the Trump administration is pressuring scientists within government agencies responsible for tracking weather after the president displayed an altered map of Hurricane Dorian.
NPR's David Greene talks to Alain Stephens, of the gun-related news website The Trace, about what to expect from a round of congressional gun-policy debates following recent mass shootings.
Will the U.S. welcome Bahamians fleeing their country after Hurricane Dorian? And, the number of migrants apprehended at the southern border dropped in August for the third month in a row.