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Wheeler has been serving as acting EPA administrator since Scott Pruitt stepped down amid ethics scandals in July. Prior to his work at the EPA, Wheeler worked as a lobbyist for the coal industry.

He called it "a parallel to the history of the American Negro." Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige wasn't an immediate hit, but it set a tone for ambitious, provocative works about black life.

It's the Democrats' latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate.

As the Senate advanced Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, demonstrators remained determined in their opposition, showing support for the women who have accused the judge of sexual misconduct.

Thursday began with a squabble over documents and an assertion by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., that he was willing to risk being ousted from the Senate in order to provide information on the nominee.

Rachel Martin talks to Republican strategist Scott Jennings about allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted a woman decades ago when they were in high school.

Former sex crimes prosecutor and Department of Justice Deputy Inspector General Cynthia Schnedar tells NPR's Rachel Martin what to expect ahead of the historic Senate hearing.

The tax on an employer's generous health plan — originally envisioned as a way to get patients to avoid unneeded care — has never been implemented. Now Congress is considering a bipartisan repeal.

The Truman administration saw huge strategic value in the island as a geographic bulwark against the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the U.S. got access to Greenland without needing to purchase it.

More than three decades after the comedy classic Coming to America, much of the cast returns for an unnecessary sequel.