Trump Faces First Foreign Policy Challenge After Syrian Chemical Attack
President Trump is now faced with how to respond after a suspected chemical attack in Syria killed more than 70 people, including children.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief Responds To Republican Critics
Republicans spent hours attacking the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, at a hearing Wednesday. Cordray talks with Rachel Martin about the agency's role.
Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key In Modern Republican Agenda
James Baker, who served in two Republican White Houses, is writing about causes that don't figure prominently in the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.
Companies Outline Ideas For Trump's Border Wall
The Trump administration has accepted design proposals for the wall the president wants to build along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico. Some companies have radically different ideas.
How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
U.S. taxpayers pay $30 billion a year to fund biomedical research aimed at finding better treatments. But competition for scarce funding and tenure may be prompting some scientists to cut corners.
5 Insights On The Senate's 'Nuclear' Battle Over Neil Gorsuch
The high court will be even more polarized as future nominees become more ideologically extreme. The Senate will also be changed, as will faith in U.S. democratic institutions in general.
States Find Other Execution Methods After Difficulties With Lethal Injection
Nationwide, the number and pace of executions are down, but states are looking at alternative, previous methods after restrictions have increased making the drugs for lethal injection hard to obtain.
Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions' Stance
Drug legalization advocates and former prosecutors are watching the Justice Department to see how it shifts emphasis on marijuana prosecutions. Attorney General Sessions takes a hard line on the drug.
Morning News Brief: Trump And Foreign Policy, Bannon Out Of NSC, Gorsuch Confirmation
Today, the Senate is poised to change its rules to confirm Neil Gorsuch. Also, President Trump has removed his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, from a top national security position.
Ethics Panel Sends Case Against Alabama Governor To Prosecutors
For the past year, Gov. Robert Bentley has faced allegations that he had an affair with an aide and misused funds. Now there's a chance he could face two felony accusations.