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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about why he opposes the confirmation of CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State — and whether there are enough votes to block the nomination.

The closure in 2013 of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge infuriated motorists and jeopardized public safety. When it turned out it was a political vendetta, it became a criminal case.

President Trump says the impeachment inquiry hearings are boring. Top House Intelligence Committee Republican Devin Nunes says ratings are down. But ratings for impeachment are actually strong.

Just in time for spring training, Emily Nemens, editor of the Paris Review, tells NPR's Scott Simon about her new novel. It's a look at preseason baseball's strivers and dreamers, on-field and off.

The president said it would be "rocket fuel for our economy," but the Republican tax cut passed in 2017 did not pay for itself as promised — nor did it deliver a sustained boost to growth.

Trump administration officials are asking the public to trust them about the need to kill a top Iranian general. But information has been scarce — to the press, to the public and even to Congress.

This will be Trump's second sporting event in the span of a week. The president's connections to UFC go back to at least 2001.

Houston, the only woman included in the 2020 class of a male-dominated institution, will be joined by Biggie Smalls, Nine Inch Nails, The Doobie Brothers, T. Rex and Depeche Mode.

A week after Hurricane Michael ravaged Florida's panhandle, relief efforts are only just reaching some remote, rural communities that need medical care and tarps after the storm.

Trump said Friday that he would not sign a House GOP immigration bill crafted to meet his policy demands, triggering confusion. Later, a White House spokesman said the president backed the measure.