U.S.

Trump Retreats From Hardline Immigration Promise On '60 Minutes'

4:35pm November 14, 2016

Over the weekend, Donald Trump said his administration will focus on deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Julie Myers Wood, a former head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under former President George W. Bush.

Obama Holds First News Conference Since Election Of Trump

4:35pm November 14, 2016

President Obama held a news conference on Monday, his first since the election of Donald Trump.

National

Journalist Gwen Ifill: In Her Own Words

4:35pm November 14, 2016

Pioneering journalist Gwen Ifill, host of Washington Week and PBS NewsHour, has died. She spoke about herself and her career many times over the years.

Gerald Seib (left) and Gwen Ifill go over the news before filming ABC's This Week at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., in December 2008.

Gwen Ifill, Host Of 'Washington Week' And 'PBS NewsHour,' Dies

4:16pm November 14, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Ifill was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.

National

Chelsea Manning Asks President For Clemency And 'First Chance At Life'

3:19pm November 14, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

In an emotional letter, Manning talks about how the struggle with her gender led to one largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.

FBI Director James Comey arrives at a Senate Committee on Homeland Security hearing earlier this year.

Trump Advisers Assess Whether To Keep FBI Director James Comey

3:14pm November 14, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Comey has nearly seven years left on his term but became a divisive figure during the presidential campaign. The Trump team is also considering how to fill critical Justice Department vacancies.

Liagnfen Of Happy Tears, an appetizer of cold, spicy starch jelly noodles served at MáLà Project. The New York City eatery is part of a new generation of higher-end Chinese restaurants that are catering not just to American palates but also to a growing

New Wave Of Chinese Restaurants Challenges 'Cheap' Stereotype

2:43pm November 14, 2016

by Esther Wang

Chinese food has long been seen as cheap takeout. Now a new generation of deep-pocketed immigrant restaurateurs aims to offer an updated spin on the Chinese restaurant, with prices to match the decor.

Does salt really make grapefruit taste better?

Grapefruit And Salt: The Science Behind This Unlikely Power Couple

2:40pm November 14, 2016

by Nadia Berenstein

Ad campaigns of the first and second world wars sold Americans on this surprising pairing. Despite a rocky history of breakups, these two flavors have chemistry that cannot be denied.

Miami voters make their choices at touchscreen voting machines.

4 Possible Reasons The Polls Got It So Wrong This Year

2:38pm November 14, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The national polls weren't that far off, but something was clearly up in the state polls.

A screenshot from Donald Trump's transition website.

Is Donald Trump's Sun 'Cliché' Rising Or Setting On His New Website?

2:23pm November 14, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

A photo of the sun on Trump's transition website looks as if it "could've been stolen from the Reagan campaign of 1984, how 'It's Morning in America again,'" said one brand expert.