NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Rev. Peter Schipka, general secretary of the Austrian Bishops Conference, about the Pope's call for parishes to take in refugees. His parish welcomed refugees in June.
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is pushing back against Department of Justice charges of corruption. In filings Thursday night, his legal team tried to poke holes in the government's evidence.
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Thomas Erdbrink, Tehran bureau chief for The New York Times, about the Iran supreme leader's latest statement that Israel won't exist in 25 years.
With Vice President Biden at his side, Gov. Cuomo announced a plan to raise his state's minimum wage to $15 an hour. New York could become the first state to raise the minimum wage for everyone.
Months have passed since we first learned Hillary Clinton used a private email server while she was secretary of State. The controversy has not gone away. We examine how Clinton explains the issue.
The Senate blocked a measure to reject the Iran nuclear deal Thursday. Meanwhile, the House is working on a parallel, but separate, legislative track to voice Republican opposition to the Iran deal.
The leaders of the U.S. intelligence community convened on Capitol Hill Thursday to discuss worldwide cyber security threats. They said the problem is only getting worse.
Tea Party-inspired Republican Rep. Todd Courser stepped down early Friday and Rep. Cindy Gamrat was forced out of the chamber after news of the scandal broke last month.
Democrat Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will use the remainder of her term in office to concentrate on rebuilding parts of the city that were destroyed in April's riots.