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• The Future Of The President's Authorization For Use Of Military Force

  The ambush in Niger that left four U.S. troops ...

• Daughter Of Putin's Former Mentor Announces Presidential Run

  The daughter of Vladimir Putin's mentor announc...

• House Intel Committee's Adam Schiff On Russia Developments

  As DOJ's investigation into Russian meddling in...

• The Latest In The Russia Inquiry: Are Indictments Imminent?

  Some news organizations are reporting — but NPR...

• Top Stories: This Week In Congress; Russia Meddles With U.S. Race Issues

  Also: A military sentencing hearing resumes tod...

• Kurds' President Says They Were Betrayed As He Resigns After Independence Vote

  In Iraq, the president of the Kurdistan region ...

• It's A Big Week For Trump's Tax Overhaul, But Russia Looms

  It could be a pivotal week in Washington, D.C.,...

• How Tariffs Could Help And Hurt The Solar Industry

  The U.S. solar industry is bracing for possible...

• 4 Big Stories To Watch This Week, From Taxes To The Russia Investigations To Niger

  The GOP's tax overhaul effort faces a consequen...

• Russians Targeted U.S. Racial Divisions Long Before 2016 And Black Lives Matter

  Facebook ads and other types of racial agitatio...

• A Sergeant's Mission To Return Home To Puerto Rico

  Six days after the storm, Sgt. 1st Class Antoni...

• Cliven Bundy And Sons Face A Jury As Federal Trial Opens In Las Vegas

  The anti-government rancher Cliven Bundy and so...

• Alexa, Are You Safe For My Kids?

  Talking to a device that talks back can be ente...

• Houston Astros Win Game 5 And Take 3-2 Lead In World Series

  Houston and Los Angeles kept the score close in...

• Hundreds Of Thousands Take To Barcelona Streets Against Catalan Independence

  Two days after the regional government voted to...

• Kurdish President Barzani To Step Down Amid Fallout From Independence Vote

  Since Iraq's Kurdish region voted to secede las...

• Are Social Media Sites Doing Enough To Combat Rumors And False News?

  As they struggle with disasters and other crise...

• Puerto Rican Governor Calls For Cancellation Of Controversial Whitefish Contract

  Scrutiny is intensifying into the $300-million ...

• Is Sanctuary City Crackdown Keeping Fed Grants For Police Locked Up?

  The Trump administration's stance on immigratio...

• Queen Victoria's Unlikely Bond With Indian Attendant Made Curry Classy

  The new film <em>Victoria & Abdul </em>sheds li...

• How Russian Propaganda Spreads On Social Media

  Experts say such propaganda sows divisions with...

• The Russia Investigations: Countdown To The Big Show; Republicans Strike Back

  D.C. laces up for a social media marathon in Co...

• Prize-Winning Photos Show A Different Side Of Instagram

  Getty has given grants to photographers who foc...

• Foreign Interference Has Bedeviled D.C. For Decades, With No Easy Reponse

  The debate over how to combat Russia's ongoing ...

• Hunting Conservation Group Objects To Arby's Venison

  Arby's has "got the venison" now and is market...

• Is The F-Word Ever OK In The Classroom?

  A new high school in Washington, D.C., brings a...

• Buffalo Area Warily Eyes The Renegotiation Of NAFTA

  Global trade has cost the region plenty of manu...

• Game 4: Dodgers Outlast Astros To Tie Up World Series

  After a mostly scoreless game, the Los Angeles ...

• Astros' Yuli Gurriel Suspended For Racist Gesture — But Not Until After World Series

  The Astros' first baseman Yu Gurriel will sit o...

• Racism Is Literally Bad For Your Health

  Racism affects health outcomes, a new report fi...