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Foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles on Feb. 7, 2017.

Justice Department Sues California Over Impeding Immigration Enforcement

The new federal lawsuit against California escalates a long-running battle between the Trump administration and state officials on matters from immigration to climate change.

Residents pass through an outside walkway at the Rainier School in Buckley, Wash., a state-run care facility for people with intellectual disabilities, in 2010.

'She Can't Tell Us What's Wrong'

Many people with intellectual disabilities can't talk or have difficulty speaking — and are unable to report when they've been raped or sexually assaulted.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Brett Kavanaugh Offers Fiery Defense In Hearing That Was A National Cultural Moment

Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh each gave riveting testimony in the day-long hearing called to look into Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers.

More young people are transplanting to small towns, such as Valentine, Neb., population 2,700 and the largest town of its size for at least a two-hour drive in any direction.

Tapping Rural America: Craft Breweries Pour New Life Into Small Towns

Young people who grew up in small towns feel a calling to come home and help revitalize those communities, including by opening craft breweries.

Alejandra Borunda, sits with her two children, Natalia, 11, and Raul, 8, holding the family dog at their home in Aurora, Colo. Borunda's children are among those who would lose out if the CHIP program isn't funded.

States Sound Warning That Kids' Health Insurance Is At Risk

Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expired in September. Millions of children could lose coverage, unless Congress acts soon to restore the money to keep the program running.

Demonstrators, many of them recent immigrants to America, protest the government shutdown and the lack of a deal on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) outside of Federal Plaza in New York City on Monday.

What The Latest Immigration Polls Do (And Don't) Say

It can seem like there's a poll result that supports just about any position on any topic. Here's a look at what the latest immigration polls can and can't tell you.

Republican Senate candidate Don Blankenship, a former coal executive who spent a year in prison, speaks at a town hall meeting at West Virginia University on March 1.

Tuesday's Primaries: Spotlight On GOP Senate Battles In West Virginia And Indiana

An ugly West Virginia contest features controversial coal executive Don Blankenship. President Trump said he could jeopardize a key GOP Senate target. Ohio Democrats have a big contest for governor.

The Flint Water Treatment Plant in Flint, Mich.

NOVA: Poisoned Water

Airs Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, May 3 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Former President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday at the Goalkeepers 2017 conference, at New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Obama Argues Against Dark Worldview, Defends Health Care Law

"We have to reject the notion that we are suddenly gripped by forces that we cannot control," the former president said Wednesday, speaking in New York City while his successor was at the U.N.

President Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally Aug. 22.

Majority Of White Americans Say They Believe Whites Face Discrimination

A new NPR poll finds 55 percent of whites believe the discrimination against white people exists, echoing a sentiment heard repeatedly on the 2016 campaign trail.

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