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Demonstrators protest partisan redistricting in 2017 during oral arguments in a case out of Wisconsin.

The Supreme Court Takes Another Look At Partisan Redistricting

A pivotal retirement and a new conservative majority could give the state legislatures a green light for even more partisanship when it comes to drawing political boundaries.

A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle is stationed between the primary and secondary fences along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, July 20, 2008.

Trump Says 'Wall' Must Be Part Of Lawmakers' Border Deal

Capitol Hill negotiators are hopeful of an agreement as they officially kick off talks on a homeland security spending bill stalled over funding for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall.

Brad Smith speaks at the Microsoft Annual Shareholders meeting in 2015. The Microsoft president issued sharp words Tuesday against President Trump's decision to cancel DACA in six months and called on Congress to make immigration a top priority.

Microsoft President To Trump: To Deport A DREAMer, You'll Have To Go Through Us

As dozens of CEOs called on the president to preserve DACA, and on Congress to pass an immigration bill to help immigrant youth, the president of Microsoft had some fighting words for the White House.

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., Friday before the Mueller report on Russian interference and potential Trump campaign collusion was handed over to him.

Impeachment Just Got Less Likely And 6 Other Takeaways From The Barr Letter

Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress about the Mueller Russia probe is a big short-term win for the president, but it doesn't "exonerate" him totally, and Democrats want to see more.

A few of the great books that our listeners recommend for summer reading.

Code Switch Book Club, Summer 2019

For this summer reading list, our listeners suggested a lot of great history, compelling fiction, a few memoirs — and Jane Austen, reimagined with brown people!

Biographer Robert Caro On Fame, Power And 'Working' To Uncover The Truth

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was never interested in only telling the stories of famous men. Instead, he says, "I wanted to use their lives to show how political power worked."

Government workers and their supporters hold signs during a protest in Boston, Friday, Jan.11, 2019. The workers rallied with Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and other supporters to urge that the Republican president put an end to the shutdown so they can get back to work.

GOP Leaders Signal No Taste For Renewing Shutdown Over Wall

GOP leaders signaled Tuesday that they want to de-escalate the battle over President Donald Trump's border wall and suggested they could be flexible as bargainers seek a bipartisan agreement.

Members of the opposition to the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez march on Friday to protest the U.S. government's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status designation for nearly 57,000 people from Honduras. Hernandez called the decision a sovereign issue for Washington, adding that "we deeply lament it."

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status For Hondurans

The Trump administration is revoking deportation protections from 57,000 Hondurans and giving them 18 months to leave or find another way to remain in the U.S. legally.

President Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House for California in November.

Poll: Republicans Are Only Group That Mostly Sees Mueller Probe As A 'Witch Hunt'

Most Americans see the special counsel's Russia investigation as fair, but 7 in 10 Republicans don't — and are using the president's terminology to dismiss it, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds.

Also: A small fire breaks out at Trump Tower, injuring two people; a female BBC journalist quits over significantly lower wages than male peers; and it was World No Pants Subway Ride Day on Sunday.

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