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President Trump's nomination to lead the CIA sits for hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Sen. Ron Wyden tells Steve Inskeep about what questions he plans to ask Gina Haspel.

Francis invited survivors of clergy abuse to the Vatican so he could apologize and listen. Juan Carlos Cruz says he told the pope, "I don't want this to be a public relations exercise."

Public health officials says it's simple to save the lives of people experiencing an opioid overdose: Give an antidote. But for a bystander, that intervention can be daunting.

Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh each gave riveting testimony in the daylong hearing called to look into Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers.

Dean Heller is the only Republican in the Senate up for re-election in a state that Hillary Clinton won. Latino union workers are a key voting bloc for his Democratic opponent, Rep. Jacky Rosen.

Consumers favor safeguards that help people with a history of health problems still get insurance. In the heat of the midterm campaigns, politicians' arguments don't always add up.

Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins says Gingrich "set a model for future Republican leaders" by engaging in extreme partisanship while serving as speaker of the House.

It hardly needs saying that women's anger (more from one political party) has been roiling since the 2016 election. Rebecca Traister's new book explores the history and politics involved.

After receiving a Justice Department request for a new 2020 census question, the Census Bureau came up with another way to generate more accurate citizenship data. The DOJ refused to meet about it.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tim Murtaugh, communications director for Trump's 2020 reelection campaign, about the president' strategy. Amid coronavirus concerns, Trump is making campaign stops.