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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez Weighs In On U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relationship And Yemen

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about the recent floor vote regarding Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

What The Future Of Work Means For Cities

One of the nation's top economists explores the past and future of work in cities. He finds that opportunities for workers without a college degree are drying up.

Michael Watson holds UMKC records in points scored (2,488), points scored in a single game (54), three-pointers made (371), games started (114), games played (117), minutes played (4,345), field goals made (850) and three-pointers attempted (1,098).

After Living His Pro-Basketball Dream, This Central High Graduate Has Come Full Circle

For Michael Watson, playing pro basketball was like being in an entirely different world from the one he grew up in, shooting hoops at Kansas City's...

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has been at the center of a controversy over security clearances. <em>The New York Times</em> is now reporting that President Trump intervened to get Kushner clearance against his aides' advice.

Battle Over Security Clearances Accelerates With Report Of Trump Intervention

Rep. Elijah Cummings said he would intensify his efforts to investigate the Trump administration after The New York Times reported that the president overruled aides on Jared Kushner's clearance.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to local residents last Friday in the Queens borough of New York. She wants to break up tech giants.

Democratic Candidates Target Tech Giants, Who Are Major Party Donors

Silicon Valley has emerged early as a presidential campaign issue among Democrats at SXSW. Calls to regulate tech put the party in an awkward position, given its reliance on tech donors.

Cedric Richmond, seen here in a file photo, says the White House sees bipartisan support for the sprawling COVID-19 relief package — despite what Republicans in Congress are saying.

White House Looks Outside Washington For Republicans Who Back COVID-19 Aid Plan

In dozens of local TV interviews, Zoom meetings and conference calls, the Biden administration is trying to build support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo appears through video conferencing Tuesday during a Senate hearing for her nomination as the secretary for the Commerce Department, which oversees the U.S. Census Bureau.

'Take The Politics Out Of The Census,' Biden's Commerce Pick Raimondo Says

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, expected to oversee the U.S. Census Bureau as the next commerce secretary, says she will "rely on the experts" at the agency to ensure the 2020 census is accurate.

<p>If he decides to enter the GOP presidential race, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could learn a few things from fellow Gov. Rick Perry's troubles on the campaign trail. </p>

What Chris Christie Can Learn From Rick Perry's Latest Travails

Rick Perry's troubles hold good news and bad news for Chris Christie. Good news in that Perry has failed to capture the imagination of the base, and bad news that the intense scrutiny of a presidential campaign can unnerve even a confident campaigner who was wooed to enter.

<p>Rice University Professor Richard Tapia joins <em>Tell Me More </em>for an interview at NPR headquarters. Tapia is scheduled to receive the National Medal of Science on Friday from President Obama. </p>

Medal Recipient Champions Diversity In Mathematics

Rice University mathematician and researcher Richard Tapia is among seven recipients of the nation's highest honor in science, the National Medal of Science. Tapia, the son of Mexican immigrants, has been a longtime champion of diversity in education. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about winning the award, and his family.

<p> Members of the Women in Peacebuilding Network, started by Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, sing as part of their daily activism for peace Monday, the eve of presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia. Africa's first democratically elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shares the Nobel Prize with Gbowee and a Tunisian peace activist, is seeking re-election.</p>

Peace Prize Winner Seeks Re-Election In Liberia

Liberians go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president. The incumbent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa's first democratically elected female president — jointly won the Nobel on Friday, but her opponents say she deserves neither the award nor re-election.

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