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The U.K. accuses Moscow of poisoning a former Russian spy in Britain using a nerve agent and wants others to step up sanctions in response.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani about the United States' decision to cut military aid to Pakistan.

The Justice Department is backing a lawsuit alleging that Harvard University illegally discriminates against Asian-Americans.

In North Dakota, the Republican-controlled government has changed voter identification requirements. That's prompting confusion for many Democratic-leaning Native Americans.

A former Tennessee governor and U.S. secretary of Education, the Republican is currently the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Saudi Arabia held a hearing Thursday for the men accused of killing columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The kingdom faces charges it's covering up the suspect who ordered the killing.

President Trump welcomed the new year with a promise of a further fight with the Democrats, who have a plan to re-open the government that does not include funding for his border wall.

The partial government shutdown has left national parks open but unstaffed. In some places, cities and states are spending local money to keep them well maintained.

Noel King talks to Matthew Goodman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the implementation of the landmark trade deal once known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

A partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed as the House of Representatives has adjourned until Saturday and there is no deal to fund those agencies whose funding expires at midnight.