Former President Obama criticized the Trump administration's decision to phase out protection for young people who came to the U.S. illegally as children. He urged Congress to pass a permanent fix.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in six months, setting a deadline for Congress to act on so-called "dreamers."
The White House punts to Congress to help the immigrants who will no longer have the Obama-era program known as DACA to protect them. But the politics surrounding congressional action are complicated.
Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program took to the streets of Washington, D.C., and New York on Tuesday to demonstrate against President Trump's move to end the program.
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, a Democrat, who says he will use "all means necessary" to block President Trump's action on DACA.
Pittsburgh International Airport is now allowing people meeting travelers to do so at the gate, which is something that has not happened at major airports since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Hurricane Irma is a major hurricane and on a path that may take it to south Florida by the weekend. Residents and officials in Florida are taking the storm very seriously and preparations are already well underway.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Richard Anderson, former head of Delta Airlines, who has been recruited to lead Amtrak during a period of major renovations.