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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Hannah Cox, of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, about the Trump administration announcing plans to reinstate capital punishment in federal cases.

The federal government says it will begin executing death row inmates in December, the first since 2003. Families of victims mostly support the move, but there are some concerns.

Democratic presidential candidates frame many issues as racial justice causes. Given President Trump's recent rhetoric, civil rights activists want to see them confront him directly over racism.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Matthew Soerens of the evangelical aid organization World Relief about the refugee program and asylum process under President Trump.

Congress is unlikely to pass ambitious policies like "Medicare for All" or the Green New Deal, even if a Democratic proponent of them were elected. But there are plenty of reasons to run on them.

Fourteen-year-old Owen Sanderson slipped that rope over the fish's tale, and then just hung on and wrestled it to shore. After taking a quick measurement, for the record books, he let it go.

Instead of fostering and clearing new paths for musical expression, the Internet has in many ways had the opposite effect. But there's plenty of potential, as two bright minds from MIT explain.

Inspired by gospel, the standout from U2's American experiment, The Joshua Tree, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

The U.S. growth rate fell to 2.1% in the second quarter amid a slowdown in exports. The Trump administration has targeted a growth rate of 3% or above, citing the Republican tax cuts passed in 2017.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley left a monumental legacy during his two decades in the spotlight. Revisit his music with old bandmates and Patrick Bartley Jr.'s young New York band.