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Refugee Groups Consider Legal Options To Challenge Travel Ban

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Betsy Fisher, policy director at the International Refugee Assistance Project, about the guidelines for President Trump's reinstated travel ban.

Medicaid pays the costs for about 62 percent of seniors who are living in nursing homes, some of the priciest health care available.

From Birth To Death, Medicaid Affects The Lives Of Millions

Medicaid has become a prime target of Republicans in Congress who want to rein in the program's costs, which totaled $350 billion in 2015. We take a look at what all that money pays for.

Allan Holdsworth, Revered Fusion Guitarist, Dies At 70

Holdsworth, who performed with Soft Machine in addition to recording several solo albums, died unexpectedly on April 16.

Trump Travels To Wisconsin To Tout 'Buy American, Hire American' Policy

President Trump traveled to a tool making company in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday and announced an executive order that calls for stricter enforcement of laws requiring the federal government to buy American-made products when possible. The second part of the order will sharpen the focus on the H1-B visa program. The executive order calls on the departments of commerce, labor, homeland security and state to more strictly police the visa program, which is used to recruit foreign tech workers.

Georgia Special Election Heads To Runoff As GOP Avoids Brutal Loss

Republicans were able to avoid an embarrassing loss of a House seat in Georgia to Democrats Tuesday night. It now heads to a one-on-one matchup in June.

General Motors says it has halted operations in Venezuela after authorities seized a factory. The plant was confiscated Wednesday in what GM called an illegal judicial seizure of its assets.

GM Halts Operations In Venezuela After Plant Seizure

The automaker says its only plant in Venezuela was confiscated by public authorities. Details are murky: Multiple employees at the plant tell NPR car dealers were responsible for the plant takeover.

White House Correspondents' Association President Jeff Mason (lower left) watches as journalists Bob Woodward (left) and Carl Bernstein prepare to address the association's dinner in Washington on Saturday.

Trump's Absence Loomed Large At Annual White House Correspondents' Dinner

The gathering of D.C. journalists, which had been a top draw for Hollywood celebrities during the Obama administration, took on a different air this year as the new president decided not to attend.

Trump Vs. The 9th Circuit: Court Uses Administration's Words Against Itself

Judges from the 9th Circuit have ruled against the Trump administration in a series of big cases — first the travel ban and now sanctuary cities. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg joins us to talk about the court and it's legal reasoning.

Trucks line up to cross to the United States near the Otay Commercial port of entry on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border on Jan. 25. Trump now says he will renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he has long criticized, rather than scrap it.

With Billions At Stake, Trump Agrees To Mend NAFTA — Not End It

Despite his long-standing criticism of the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Trump has opted to reopen negotiations on the deal rather than run the risk of scrapping it altogether.

Without predictable access to housing or food, the students at Positive Tomorrows live in a constant state of stress. The teachers and administration work on techniques for managing anxiety and other emotions. Here, students in Shelly Fryer's class take time for play.

A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives

Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.

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