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President Trump believes his emphasis on immigration is critical to rallying his voters this fall, and he may be right. They may care more about the promise of a wall than they have about his promise that Mexico would pay for it.

Trump's World Pulses With Promising News

Three times in three days, Trump has threatened to shut down the government over funding for his border wall. The president believes immigration will rally his voters this fall, and he may be right.

Democrats Push For More Records On Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are at odds over access to past work experience for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks about the current vetting process with Kristine Lucius, a former staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and current executive vice president for policy at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Future For Confederate Monuments After Removal Is Not All The Same

Ben Wright from the Briscoe Center for American History in Austin, Texas, and Christy Coleman of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va., speak with NPR's Audie Cornish about what happens after a Confederate monument is removed.

Nearly 90 former inmates are buried here on the grounds of the North Central Correctional Institution at Gardner. Before inmates, the state buried patients housed at what once was the Gardner State Colony for the "mentally disturbed."

Tempering The Cost Of Aging, Dying In Prison With The Demands Of Justice

Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of aging prisoners in the nation. A new law would allow parole for prisoners who can prove they are physically or cognitively incapacitated.

In the mountain town of Juyaya, Puerto Rico, last October, children watched as U.S. Army helicopters brought a team of physicians to assess the medical needs of the local hospital and residents. Going forward, health economists say, the U.S. territory will need continued federal help to deal with its overwhelming Medicaid expenses.

Puerto Rico's Wounded Medicaid Program Faces Even Deeper Cuts

State Medicaid programs already get much more money from the federal government than Puerto Rico Medicaid gets — and the storm-ravaged U.S. territory's safety net for the poor is barely hanging on.

With Jury Picked, Manafort Trial Enters Its 2nd Day

The fraud trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is moving fast. The first day saw the jury seated, and witnesses are lined up to testify on Wednesday.

Heather Washkuhn, managing director of the accounting firm NKSFB, arrives at the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday to testify in the Paul Manafort trial.

Manafort Trial: Accounting Firm Didn't Know About Manafort's Offshore Accounts

Heather Washkuhn, managing director of NKSFB, said that had she known of the accounts, she would have documented them for tax purposes. She also said Manafort was closely involved in his own finances.

National security adviser John Bolton (from left), Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and chief of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul M. Nakasone attend a press briefing on election security at the White House on Thursday.

Stung By Criticism, Trump Administration Emphasizes Election Security Response

Top national security officials made a surprise appearance at a White House briefing to argue that the Trump administration takes interference in U.S. elections from foreign powers seriously.

Accountant Cindy Laporta leaves the Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building at the conclusion of the fourth day of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial Friday in Alexandria, Va.

Manafort Accountant On Tax Scheme: 'I Regret It'

Accountant Cindy Laporta testified Friday in Paul Manafort's federal trial. She described an effort to portray income as a loan and thereby reduce the amount of taxes Manafort would have to pay.

Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on July 6. China has announced a plan to impose more tariffs on U.S. goods, in response to escalating trade threats from the Trump administration.

China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods

Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. China quickly vowed to take countermeasures.

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