Rice University history professor Douglas Brinkley, Jason Johnson of The Root, and NPR's Mara Liasson discuss the changing thoughts on how a president should behave.
A life that transected America's defining issues — race and religion; war and sports — also inspired writing that was nearly as captivating as the man himself.
Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the federal judge presiding over fraud lawsuits against Trump University — saying Indiana-born Gonzalo Curiel is biased against him because "he's a Mexican."
The latest monthly jobs report showed a sharp slowdown in hiring. Economists, who didn't see the drop coming, suggest reasons ranging from a workers' strike to presidential politics.
Chicago police made public video on dozens of stops but there's no clear reason why, other than political pressure. In fact, there's no clear practice across the U.S. for releasing this kind of data.
The Independent Police Review Authority of Chicago has made public dozens of videos and reports from police shootings. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Carol Marin, Chicago Sun-Times political columnist.
Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, with many tech companies employing a tiny number of African-Americans in key jobs. In Atlanta, black techies are working to diversify the industry's future.
The GOP standard-bearer had lots of thoughts on the gorilla. Lots of thoughts. But it was a reporter who brought it up in the first place. It all equaled Internet, but who knows what it says about us.
To further his business interests, the real estate mogul and casino owner made friends with politicians on both sides of the aisle in the Garden State.