Steve Inskeep

A remembrance of Jerry Springer, who is best known for hosting the hugely popular 1990s confrontational talk show: The Jerry Springer Show.

White House lays out plans to replace pandemic border restrictions. Donald Trump's lawyer spent Thursday cross-examining E. Jean Carroll. After Tucker Carlson's firing, viewers have deserted Fox.

House Republicans pass a partisan bill linking the debt limit to spending cuts. Disney files a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Montana Republicans vote to punish a transgender lawmaker.

So far there's been drama in nearly every series in the first round of the NBA playoffs: upsets, injuries to key players and older stars are flexing their aging muscles.

Wednesday's meeting is the first by a Korean leader in 12 years. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-Korea alliance — both see it as vital to addressing tensions in Asia and beyond.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to gain support within his own party for his proposal that would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts.

President Biden will meet with his South Korean counterpart. House Speaker McCarthy needs to convince his party to support his debt ceiling plan. There's much at stake in the current Sudan conflict.

President Biden is expected to announce Tuesday he's seeking a second term. Jury selection is to start in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit against Donald Trump. Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News.

The Supreme Court has left in place, for now, access to an abortion pill. A new NPR study shows the original lower court decision to ban mifepristone, is far out of step with American public opinion.

Diplomats are leaving embattled Sudan. Jury selection begins Monday in the 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. New NPR poll shows a lower court decision to ban an abortion pill is unpopular.

The U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs says he is confident that two Americans detained by Russia can be brought home.

Leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggest South Korea is in a bind over U.S. requests to export weapons to Ukraine, less than two weeks ahead of a U.S.-South Korean presidential summit.

A federal appeals court has preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone but under tighter rules. Calls mount for Sen. Feinstein to resign. Brazil's Lula in China to press for peace in Ukraine.

There are signs the hot U.S. job market cooled off a bit last month. We'll get a temperature check when the Labor Department reports on job gains for the month of March.

Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled from the state House, tells NPR he's keeping his options open and would "most definitely" demand his seat back if local officials reappointed him to it.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Arin Dube, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about how wage growth is breaking down some barriers in the job market.

Tenn. state lawmakers vote out two Democrats following gun control protests. Pentagon probes leaked documents on war in Ukraine. The White House moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal.

Two writers on opposite sides of the political spectrum - Mona Charen of The Bulwark and Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine - agree that prosecuting Donald Trump this way is a mistake.

Lawmakers in Tennessee today will decide whether to remove three Democratic House members for chanting alongside protesters demanding gun control in the chamber last week.

Saudi Arabia and Iran work to normalize relations. For a second day, Israeli police clash with Palestinians. Tennessee House to decide whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers for violating rules.