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President Trump sought to fire the special counsel but acquiesced when the White House's top lawyer didn't go along. That doesn't mean Mueller is out of danger.

If Trump Sought To Fire Mueller But Didn't, Does That Mean Mueller's Safe Now?

President Trump elected not to press the White House's top lawyer when he wouldn't go along with firing special counsel Robert Mueller. But none of Trump's legal options are closed.

Tim Morrison, a key aide on the White House's National Security Council, is expected to leave his post imminently.

Trump's Russia Director To Leave National Security Council Amid Impeachment Inquiry

Tim Morrison, a White House official asked to testify Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, is expected to leave the National Security Council imminently, three sources told NPR.

Supplies sit on a check-in desk at a model of a hypothetical injection site in San Francisco, pictured here in September 2018. Local leaders from San Francisco are among a dozen local officials urging a federal court to allow an effort to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia.

Leaders From 13 States Urge Federal Court To Allow Supervised Injection Sites

The Justice Department has mounted a legal challenge to block the effort, claiming such a site violates federal drug laws and would enable opioid users.

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus perform onstage at the 2019 BET Awards.

Lil Nas X Lassos The Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Song In U.S. Chart History

The song's now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y'all.

Bipartisan lawmakers agreed to a spending deal to provide more federal resources for border security, including for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, similar to the one pictured in Tijuana, Mexico.

Congress Awaits Final Border Bill With Shutdown Deadline Looming

House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the American University in Cairo on Thursday that was a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration's Mideast policies.

In Cairo, Pompeo Slams Obama's Mideast Policies, Says Era Of 'American Shame Is Over'

The top U.S. diplomat accused the Obama administration of making crucial errors that worsened a string of crises in the region, from the Arab Spring to ISIS.

Lil Nas X, the Grammy-winner behind "Old Town Road," has written and released his first children's book, <em>C Is for Country</em>.

Lil Nas X Says Children Are His Core Audience Right Now, And That's OK

The Grammy-winning chart-topping rapper behind "Old Town Road," has just released C Is for Country, a children's book that's emblematic of his efforts to reach a younger audience.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives to testify during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August.

In 'Tense' Call, DeJoy Tells Election Officials That USPS Can Handle Mail Ballots

The postmaster general spoke to dozens of the nation's top election officials Thursday, ahead of an election season that will see record numbers of mail ballots.

The headquarters of the U.S. government's premier international broadcaster, Voice of America, in Washington, D.C.

'Substantial Likelihood Of Wrongdoing' By VOA Parent Agency, Government Watchdog Says

The U.S. Special Counsel ordered the U.S. Agency for Global Media to conduct a sweeping internal investigation, after finding a "substantial likelihood of wrongdoing" toward the Voice of America.

Dutch Minks Contract COVID-19 — And Appear To Infect Humans

This outbreak of COVID-19 adds to the list of animals that can contract the disease. And, in this instance, the minks seem to have passed the virus on to humans.

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