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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that a vote to fill a Supreme Court vacancy would be a "top priority." Now a confirmation vote to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy will come just months before the midterms.

Reporting on crime in the Mexican capital reveals dark truths about a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under raps.

Two Atlantic City casinos that went out of business in recent years are re-opening under new owners. The gambling destination has suffered from competition as nearby states allow casinos closer to residential areas.

FiveThirtyEight political writer Perry Bacon speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about why he thinks Republicans and Democrats have each other all wrong.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Laura Speer, head of the national Kids Count project at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Speer says the 2020 Census is likely to undercount as many as one million children in America.

Describing groups of people as animals, using language like, "hunt them down" and "infestation" is an age old tactic to influence public opinion. And, it works. History shows when dehumanizing language is repeated, people start seeing their fellow human beings as sub-human.

Anger over runaway violence, corruption and a stagnant economy are dominating voter sentiment. If polls are accurate, Mexico will elect a populist leftist making his third run for the presidency.

President Trump called the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his latest version of the travel ban a victory for the American people.

Harley-Davidson says it's shifting production overseas because of increased tariffs on motorcycles sold in Europe. Some workers at the company could end up losing their jobs as a result. But they don't necessarily blame President Trump for what's happened.

Journalist Daoud Kuttab, the author of Sesame Street, Palestine, looks back at the production of a Sesame Street for Israeli and Palestinian kids and the obstacles and promise of the effort.