Rachel Martin

Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii was criticized for traveling to Syria to meet with President Assad. And, the aunt of a drowned Syrian refugee has started a foundation in the infant's name.

City lawyers in Everett, Wash., are suing the manufacturer of OxyContin, saying the company knew it was being illegally trafficked. Rachel Martin talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Harriet Ryan.

Republicans blocked President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. Will Democrats retaliate against Trump's nominee Neil Gorsuch? Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coon of Delaware.

Two former White House ethics lawyers — Richard Painter and Norm Eisen — are part of a legal team filing suit against President Trump — alleging violation of the Constitution's Emoluments Clause.

The former Exxon Mobil CEO appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he faced tough questions about his business dealings with many countries, including Russia.

The president-elect also outlined his plan to avoid conflicts of interest, restated his pledge to build a border wall and promised to name a Supreme Court nominee within two weeks of the inauguration.

President Obama heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to talk to Democrats about how to protect the Affordable Care Act from being dismantled by Republicans.

Debra and Marc Tice, parents of journalist Austin Tice who was taken captive in Syria in 2012, recently heard from the Obama administration that officials have "high confidence" their son is alive.

Reporter Graeme Wood has spent years interviewing members of ISIS — trying to understand what they want. His new book is called: The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State.

Larry Jefferson was the first black Santa Claus at the Mall of America in Minnesota. He was popular with the kids, but he sparked on online backlash from people who felt Santa can only be white.

Michael Chertoff, the former head of Homeland Security, discusses the man Donald Trump has tapped to lead the department, retired general John Kelly.

The temperature dropped to 31 degrees below zero, and a visiting ballet troupe from Moscow couldn't get their tour bus started. They had to cancel a performance.

A father in Mexico said "everyone is cordially invited" to his daughter's 15th birthday party. The video went viral and more than 1 million people said they would come.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks about prospects of working with Donald Trump. The president-elect has suggested the U.S. might not defend countries that don't pay their share.

Digital director of the Trump campaign Brad Parscale talks about the unconventional ground game he unleashed in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

Von Miller has sent a 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon to all the opposing players in the AFC West.

The Army's decision to look for an alternative route for the Dakota Access Pipeline comes with less than two months left in the current administration.

The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo now has a special German edition. The publication's editor explains how it plans to cover controversial topics, such as nationalist movements in Europe.

Hillary Clinton has yet to respond to a video showing Donald Trump making lewd comments about women. The two candidates will meet on the debate stage Sunday night for the second presidential debate.

Mecklenburg County, N.C., is a blue spot in a red state. And a visit there reveals something national polls may leave unsaid: Many black voters are dissatisfied with their choices for president.