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Allan Fuks' name subjected him to a childhood of teasing. Although the name-calling led his parents to legally change the family name, he recently decided to use it in his career as a comedian.

Even a partial government shutdown would leave some 800,000 government workers without pay over the holidays, although many would remain on the job.

This October, the Senate Judiciary Committee has, for the first time ever, held judicial nomination hearings during a recess of the Senate — over the objections of the minority party.

The runoff is between Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle — two African-American female candidates. The winner will succeed Mayor Rahm Emanuel who decided not to seek a third term.

President Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen transformed from a loyal servant to one of his harshest accusers. On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Cohen put Trump in the middle of several controversies.

Patrick Radden Keefe's new book begins with the 1972 disappearance of a 38-year-old widowed mother in Belfast, then spins into an epic account of Northern Ireland's bloody sectarian conflict.

Mitchell Tendler, a 93-year-old WWII vet, died recently. According to his son, one of his last statements was about the special counsel: "'I'm not going to see the Mueller report, am I?'"

President Trump has now twice said that anyone who votes for a Democrat is "disloyal" to Jewish People and Israel. But talking about loyalty hearkens to a centuries old antisemitic trope.

Thousands of students are expected to skip school Friday to march through Manhattan to demand global action to stop climate change. WNYC's Gwynne Hogan reports the protest has been long in the works.

The Jewish high holidays, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, are a time of reflection. Rabbis across the U.S. will use their sermons as an opportunity to address issues facing their community.