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Republican Sen. Jim Risch Discusses Gina Haspel's Confirmation Hearing

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, about his impressions after Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Attorney General William Barr sent a summary of the special counsel's main findings to key members of Congress on Sunday.

Next Steps And Big Unanswered Questions As The Nation Moves Into Post-Mueller Era

The curtain has nearly fallen on the special counsel investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, but this drama may have at least one more act left to run.

On Dec. 30, 2021, wildfires ignited and tore through Boulder County in Colorado. By the next day, residential streets like this one in Louisville were unrecognizable: houses leveled, cars stripped to bare metal.

Listening to Burial at the end of the world

This winter, wildfires brought the reality of climate change to one reporter's backyard. The music of the icy British producer Burial was the only thing that could make it all make sense.

For Ukrainians, a nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up

The Museum of Strategic Missile Forces tells the story of how Ukraine dismantled its nuclear weapons arsenal after independence in 1991. Today many Ukrainians believe that decision to give up nukes was a mistake.

The 2017 NEA Jazz Masters on April 3, 2017 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (left to right): Representing Ira Gitler, Fitz Gitler; Dick Hyman; Dave Holland; Dr. Lonnie Smith; and Dee Dee Bridgewater

The NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Transcends Its Fraught Political Moment

Monday night's presentation of the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters fellowships, coming under the shadow of a proposed presidential budget that would eliminate the NEA outright, mixed politics with grace.

France's presidential candidates attend a television debate at French private TV channels BFM TV and CNews, in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, France, on April 4.

Who's Who In France's Wild Presidential Election

Entrenched politicians have been swept aside, and fringe candidates and untested newcomers have filled the void. Four front-runners lead the field of 11 in Sunday's first round of voting.

The NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Transcends Its Fraught Political Moment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dee Dee Bridgewater found a moment in her acceptance speech at the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert, on Monday night at the…

'The Fall Of Wisconsin' Puts The State's 2016 Presidential Choice In Context

In 2016, Wisconsin picked a Republican for president for the first time since 1984. In his new book, Dan Kaufman, who grew up in the state, tries to show the vote for Trump was part of a larger story.

White House Counsel Don McGahn, who departed his post last week, heads into an August meeting with then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. Confirming the newest Supreme Court justice was a capstone on his tenure.

White House Counsel's Exit Brings Attention To An Office With A Past

Don McGahn's tenure was capped by shaping Brett Kavanaugh's fight-back rebuttal against allegations of sexual assault. The office has been a perch for major figures from John Dean to Alberto Gonzales.

Justin Timberlake performs during the Super Bowl LII halftime show at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis.

Making Sense Of The Super Bowl's Musical Moments

A strained "Star-Spangled Banner," a decaf flat white of a halftime show and, of course, the advertisements: Super Bowl LII's musical moments were legion, if often little else.

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