Massachusetts Primary Highlights Democratic Differences
A Democratic primary in Massachusetts is laying bare fissures of age, gender and race within the party.
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News Brief: Kavanaugh Confirmation Preview, U.S. Pakistan Aid, Myanmar Journalists
We preview Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing this week. Also, the U.S. says it's cutting military aid to Pakistan and a Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters journalists to years in prison.
The Week Ahead In Washington
We look at the busy agenda ahead for congressional lawmakers as they return from an August recess, which includes Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing.
Analysts Predict Health Care Marketplace Premiums Will Stabilize In 2019
In signs the health care market may be maturing, an analysis of insurance filings shows premiums will rise less than 4 percent on average and companies plan to market more policies in more places.
Excerpt: 'Monica' From Ken Starr's Forthcoming Memoir 'Contempt'
Ken Starr offers his first detailed public reflections of the independent counsel probe of President Clinton, 20 years later. Here you can read the first published excerpt — a chapter titled "Monica."
Sunday Politics: McCain, NAFTA
Washington political leaders are honoring John McCain this weekend as a man of conservative principle and bipartisan respect. Next week they return to battling over hot buttons like NAFTA.
Evangelicals And Kavanaugh
NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Karen Swallow Prior of Liberty University about how evangelicals reconcile supporting a president like Donald Trump and the importance of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination.
Mother Of Parkland Victim Wins School Board Seat: 'I Won't Stop' Until Kids Are Safe
Lori Alhadeff's mission is to make all U.S. schools safe, starting with Broward County, Fla. After her daughter was killed in February's mass shooting, politics has become her vehicle for change.
President Trump's Description of What's 'Fake' Is Expanding
Over the course of Trump's presidency there has been an upward trend in tweets declaring everything from news to books "fake" or "phony."
PHOTOS: Honoring Sen. John McCain
The late senator, war hero, husband and father was memorialized in Washington, D.C., on Saturday by family, friends and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.