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The GOP's Graham-Cassidy bill is the last-ditch effort for Republicans to replace the Affordable Care Act with a health care system of their own. Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) shares his response to the bill and tells NPR's Michel Martin about his own bipartisan plan he created with Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio).

On the day that Vice President Pence visits Sutherland Springs, Texas to console victims of Sunday's church shooting, people in the town are still reacting to and reflecting on what's happened to the small community.

The past week has brought big changes to CIA headquarters. Former CIA officials tell NPR that there's a growing sense of optimism for the future. In particular, they generally like the choice of Gen. Michael Hayden to lead the spy organization.

It's a time of upheaval in the U.S. House, amid lobbying scandals and the indictment of former Majority Leader Tom DeLay on campaign finance charges. Melissa Block talks to Walter Shapiro, Washington bureau chief for Salon.com, about the race among three House Republicans seeking to succeed DeLay in the majority leader's post.

Washington political leaders are honoring John McCain this weekend as a man of conservative principle and bipartisan respect. Next week they return to battling over hot buttons like NAFTA.

Barack Obama hit the campaign trail in Michigan on Wednesday. That's where former rival John Edwards endorsed Obama for the Democratic Party's nominee. It was the Illinois senator's first campaign visit to Michigan this year. Obama didn't compete in the state's January primary that was outlawed by the National Democratic Party for violating party rules.

The Trump administration has rolled back Obama-era fuel efficiency standards. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with John McElroy, host of the TV show Autoline, about how car manufacturers are responding.

After 25 years directing the contemporary music festival in California, Marin Alsop bids farewell with Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance, a new piece composed for her by John Adams.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to columnist John Archibald of Alabama Media Group about the GOP primary for Alabama's open Senate seat.

The controversial firing of FBI Director James Comey dominated the news this week. Guest host John Donvan and a panel of journalists discuss that and other happenings around the U.S., including the Texas governor's ban on sanctuary cities and how Shaquille O'Neal might do as a sheriff.