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House and Senate lawmakers formally kicked off negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security, facing a Feb. 15 deadline for a spending bill Trump will sign to avoid another shutdown.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., a member of the bipartisan conference committee in charge of negotiating a deal on border security in less than three weeks.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., splits with the president on issues like immigration and climate change in a district Hillary Clinton won in 2016. His opponent says he's not enough of a check on Trump.

Republican leaders, worried about possibly losing control of the Senate in the November elections, are racing against the clock to push through as many judicial nominations as they can.

The White House acknowledged that chief of staff John Kelly and President Trump's new attorney had "facilitated" secret briefings on the Russia probe but didn't sit in for them.

#MeToo, "personal space" and Joe Biden. Democrats target Trump’s taxes. White House whistleblower calls out security clearances. The roundtable is here.

The longtime Iowa Republican congressman is under fire, once again, for controversial, racially charged remarks. House Democrats are also planning a vote of disapproval and some want to censure King.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., has battled against tougher gun controls, but now says he wants stronger background checks, limits on the size of ammunition clips, and new so-called red flag laws.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on Capitol Hill for a second day of questioning from lawmakers, over the company's handling of user data. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio., about his takeaways from the hearing.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., about the newly released FBI background check of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.