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Election Day In Georgia: Millions Voted Early In 2 Senate Runoffs

The rest of Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their senators in two runoff elections. Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance. Republicans currently have both seats.

Robert Mueller To Testify Publicly Before 2 House Panels In July

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California about what he expects from the former special counsel's testimony. NPR's Ryan Lucas weighs in on the conversation.

A guard escorts a detained immigrant from his "segregation cell" back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility in November 2013. Today the privately run ICE facility in Adelanto, Calif., houses nearly 2,000 men and women and has come under sharp criticism by the California attorney general and other investigators for health and safety problems.

Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs Adelanto fails to provide adequate health care.

Harold Cardenas Lema runs the blog <em>La Joven Cuba</em> out of the two-room apartment he shares with his mom and girlfriend.

In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area

Their work on politics, music and local issues is tolerated by the state, but can still be censored or shut down. "They are committed to expressing themselves through this format," says a Cuba expert.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has helped pitch the idea that the Republican tax overhaul plan would generate a "raise" for the average American family, though that is disputed.

Why You Shouldn't Count On The Promised $4,000 'Raise' From GOP Tax Plan

The White House's estimate of gains for the average American family rests on a lot of assumptions and is disputed by economists on the right and left alike.

Small Gift, Big Impact: How A Little Cash Changed Our Readers' Lives

We asked our readers: Was there ever a time when just a little no-strings cash would have made — or did make — a meaningful difference?

The Institut Pasteur lab in Paris analyzes patient tests for respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses.

Your Questions About Wuhan Coronavirus, Answered

Does the virus have an official name yet? Can I get the disease from touching goods shipped from China? How worried should we be in the U.S.? We answer questions from our readers.

Liese Siegenthaler (left) and Maggie Feldman-Piltch attended the recent conference. #NatSecGirlSquad creates opportunities for networking and mentorship and provides professional development support to women at various stages of their national security careers.

From A Hashtag To A Movement: #NatSecGirlSquad Empowers Women In National Security

#NatSecGirlSquad is focused on placing and promoting women in national security, a field that's overwhelmingly white and male. "We don't want anything special. We just want equal footing."

In this sketch, Judge Amy Berman Jackson presides over a court hearing for Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., in February. Jackson is among the women judges playing a central role in the Russia investigation.

D.C.'s Female Judges Are Central To The Russia Imbroglio, Often Behind The Scenes

Some of the least-known but most important figures in the Russia investigation and its aftermath are the women who preside over its headline-grabbing cases.

New Data Leads To Rethinking (Once More) Where The Pandemic Actually Began

One of the scientists who signed a recent letter calling for more investigation of the lab-leak origin theory says new data has come to light. And that information has changed his thinking.

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