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Democratic presidential candidate businessman Andrew Yang speaks during an interview in Chicago. Yang has qualified for the sixth Democratic primary debate next week.

Andrew Yang Qualifies For December Debate, Bringing Diversity To Stage

The upstart entrepreneur and nonprofit executive becomes the seventh — and likely final — candidate to make the cut. He will also be the only nonwhite candidate onstage.

New Hampshire Voters Share Their Views On Medicare For All

Democrats are divided on the platform of Medicare for All. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to voters in New Hampshire about how their experience with the healthcare system informs their views on the policy.

Kehinde Wiley's 'Rumors Of War' Sculpture Unveiled In Richmond

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Julian Hayter, associate professor at the University of Richmond, about the unveiling of Kehinde Wiley's "Rumors of War" sculpture in Richmond.

Where Do Louisiana's Congressmen Stand on Impeachment?

The big news out of Washington this week is house Democrats unveiling of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with…

Kehinde Wiley's <em>Rumors of War</em> depicts a young black rider with dreadlocks and Nikes posing heroically atop a horse. The statue is a permanent installment at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.

New Statue Unveiled In Response To Richmond's Confederate Monuments

Kehinde Wiley's new sculpture mimics one of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. The new work stands in front of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a mile from its inspiration.

Suspected Islamic State militants languish in a prison cell in northeastern Syria in October. The Pentagon has reported about 10,000 ISIS fighters are being held in prison facilities in northeastern Syria. Some 2,000 are said to be foreign fighters, with the rest identified as Iraqi and Syrian nationals. Of the 2,000 foreign fighters, an estimated 800 are from European nations.

Why European Countries Are Reluctant To Repatriate Citizens Who Are ISIS Fighters

Hundreds of ISIS fighters from Europe are in prison facilities in Syria. The prospect of repatriating them is deeply unpopular in much of Europe, and some countries have stripped them of citizenship.

SPC Richard Reilly (C) of and other soldiers with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment patrol with police from Afghanistan's National Defense Service during a 2014 mission to search caves for weapons caches on near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Telling The Truth About The American War Effort In Afghanistan

New reporting shows that American officials consistently misled the public about the result of the war in Afghanistan.

Supreme Court Hears Another Obamacare Case, With A Twist

The justices seemed sympathetic to $12 billion in insurance firms' claims. The Affordable Care Act promised to partially reimburse insurers if they lost money due to people's preexisting conditions.

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., right, gives his opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., left, looks on.

House Judiciary Committee Opens Debate On Impeachment Articles

The committee convened to mark up the legislation that the House would use to impeach President Trump, possibly by Christmas.

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Inspector General's report on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

DOJ Inspector General Tells Congress His Report Does Not 'Vindicate Anybody'

Both Democrats and Republicans argue Michael Horowitz's findings bolster their own arguments about the Justice Department's Russia investigation. Horowitz pushed back in a Senate Judiciary hearing.

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