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NPR's Michel Martin and Rev. Rob Schenck discuss his book, Costly Grace: An Evangelical Minister's Rediscovery of Faith, Hope, and Love. He's taken his pro-life message to fight gun violence.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with White House spokesman Raj Shah about Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's choice to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

Judge James Ho has begun what likely will be decades of service on the federal bench, drawing attention from critics and supporters and encapsulating how much effect Donald Trump is having.

There were objections from Democrats, and protests inside and outside the hearing room. Also, a disputed moment between the father of a mass shooting victim and Trump's nominee quickly went viral.

For the Democrats, these hearings are not an exercise in shaping the Supreme Court. They are a series of appeals to their supporters to sympathize with the futility of their predicament.

Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sought to portray the high court as nonpartisan. "The justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle," he said Tuesday.

For 30 years the justice has been known for breaking ties between the Supreme Court's liberal and conservative blocs — which means Kennedy has played a key role in many major cases. Here's a look.

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, May 17: Ohio Senate mulls three gun bills ahead of summer recess; DeWine calls for legal sports betting in...

The electoral connection was critical throughout the Thomas nomination process. Two elections that took place in the 1980s were not only preludes but determinants of the drama that would unfold.

The move in Europe to get tough on tech is partly thanks to an awakening that began with the experiences of women in politics.