Vanessa Romo

Critics said New Jersey puts black residents behind bars at a rate 12 times the rate of white residents and it's unconstitutional to deny those inmates access to information in the book.

A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that Black Lives Matter is not a person, not a company and not a formal entity. And that means the social movement can't be sued.

In remarks Friday night in Alabama, Trump took issue with NFL players who have knelt in protest during the national anthem. And on Twitter Saturday, he targeted Stephen Curry of the NBA.

The Obama-era program will expire in six months, the administration said on Tuesday. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals granted legal protections to roughly 800,000 people.

A giant Trump-look-alike chicken appeared behind the White House on Wednesday, created a television and Internet sensation for a handful of hours, then disappeared. Now we know why.

A coalition of activists, lawyers, faith leaders and lawmakers are doing what they do best — protesting, filing legal briefs and drafting legislation — to ensure that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program remains in place. They're spurred by the threat of a lawsuit that could end legal protections for so-called "Dreamers" that could be heard in court as early as next month.

The White House continues its letters-from-forgotten-people series with a business opportunity from 11-year-old local entrepreneur.

The drama on the Senate floor early Friday morning was the culmination of months of opposition — and concerns expressed — by moderate Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.

With bright skirts flouncing, 15 young women ascended the steps of the Texas State Capitol in Austin. "We will not meet this law on its hateful level," declared 17-year-old Magdalena Juarez.

Teen girls celebrating their quinceañera are protesting on the steps of the Texas capitol Wednesday against a law allowing local police to question the immigration status of anyone they detain.

Veteran attorney Ty Cobb is leaving private practice to join the president's staff at the White House and help the administration coordinate its response to the investigations into election meddling.

The former presidents discussed life in and out of the White House in an event celebrating the 2017 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars. They both recommend long life as a former president.

Melania Trump speaks five languages and is known to have conversations with young patients in their native tongues.

The early years of the FBI coincided with the start of the comic book era, which inspired J. Edgar Hoover to take advantage of the new medium, according to the author of The Secrets of the FBI.

If confirmed, Christopher Wray will take over a vast agency with more than 30,000 employees and a myriad of departments that the public has come to know through depictions in popular culture.

Some progressives and women hoped Ivanka Trump would be a moderating force on her father. But, five months into his new administration, there is limited evidence that it's working out that way.

When Ivanka Trump took an unpaid White House post, it raised eyebrows and cries of nepotism, but many progressive women saw proof someone would be on their side. NPR checks in on the special adviser.

Between President Trump being a newcomer to D.C. and a swirl of chaos, the White House is lagging behind other administrations in hiring. But experts NPR spoke to have some tips.

A production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar has drawn the ire of conservatives for its depiction of President Trump as the ill-fated Roman politician.

"I have been visibly gay my entire life," Nikos Giannopoulos told NPR.