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The man hoping to help lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, is a former lobbyist for coal and natural gas companies. As a young EPA lawyer, he worked on hazardous chemical rules.

U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon discusses anticipated changes to the U.S.-U.K. relationship with the incoming Trump administration and his pick for defense secretary, James Mattis.

President-elect Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that school choice is "the new civil rights issue of our time." Here's what he plans to do about it.

Senate Republicans want to speed the confirmation process for their colleague, Alabama's Jeff Sessions, to become attorney general. Democrats and civil rights groups are trying to pump the brakes.

In an awkward moment, Trump referred to 2013 revelations the NSA spied on the German chancellor: "We have something in common." The leaders, meeting for the first time, also spoke of trade and NATO.

Bishop Paul Tighe, the Adjunct Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, was a member of the Vatican's inaugural panel at the Austin fest. He discusses the Catholic Church's social media role.

Since the election of Donald Trump, the abortion debate has been ramping up. At one clinic in Texas, two women on opposite sides recently changed their minds about how they view abortion.

Two weeks before Hurricane Harvey struck, monsoon rains swamped Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Aid groups are struggling to deal with both disasters.

A number of ethical issues were raised this week including questions over the request to use a government plane. Rachel Martin talks to Walter Shaub, former head of the Office of Government Ethics.

The NRA came out in support of regulating bump stocks, like those possessed by the Las Vegas shooter, as some Republican lawmakers warmed to the idea of a ban on the devices.