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Rep. Devin Nunes easily won his last re-election. Now the chair of the House Intelligence Committee is in for the tightest race of his political life, thanks to his views on the Russia investigations.

Singer, rapper and dancer Lizzo has been playing the flute since she was in junior high. The diverse set of songs on her new album showcase an immensely ambitious — and talented — artist.

Mind Fixers, by historian Anne Harrington, takes a hard look at the ways the marketing of a new pill to treat a mental disorder can change the way the condition is defined and treated.

The top official at the FAA says airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software linked to two deadly crashes. His statement has divided pilots in the U.S. and overseas.

We laugh, we cry, we celebrate the best of the year so far with everything from bugalú to boleros to Latinx punk.

Getting rid of the legislative filibuster — the rule requiring at least 60 votes to advance a bill — is what many activists say is key to passing a progressive agenda. But not all Democrats agree.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood, who was elected from a formerly red district, about how she frames policy, and her place as the youngest black woman ever elected to Congress.

The police department in Washington, D.C., has seized thousands of illegal weapons, but an investigation finds that 4 out of 10 cases of illegal gun possession are dismissed in court.

The divide between the two very different GOP leaders is not all that surprising. But it's also a symptom of something that's been brewing since long before Trump.

Allan McDonald, who directed the booster rocket project at NASA contractor Morton Thiokol, urged delaying the launch of the space shuttle before it exploded in 1986. He has died at age 83.