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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens during a Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.

The Russia Investigations: Rod Rosenstein On The Razor's Edge

The deputy attorney general is in a tight spot over the early phase of his tenure after a bombshell report by The New York Times. And the president has postponed the next shot in the document war.

Robert Edwards, a student from Washington, speaks alongside lawmakers and gun control activists at the U.S. Capitol, a day before the "March for Our Lives." From left are Ilan Alhadeff holding a photograph of his daughter, Alyssa, a 14-year-old Parkland victim; Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.; Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla.; and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.

Students March; DeVos Gets Grilled; The Funding Gap Widens

School funding fairness, politically active students and more in the weekly education news roundup.

Curator Lillian Faderman stands next to the community quilt at the San Diego History Center on July 12, 2018.

New Exhibit Depicts Struggle, Triumphs Of San Diego's LGBTQ Community

"LGBTQ+ San Diego: Stories Of Struggle and Triumphs" is a new exhibit at the San Diego History Center, featuring artifacts, photographs and memorabilia representing both persecution and victories the community experienced.

At a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump said North Korea would dismantle a missile test site. But without further details, experts say it may not mean much.

Trump Says North Korea Will Destroy Missile Site. But Which One?

The president boasted Tuesday of a bonus "favor" from Kim Jong Un, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification.

Americans generally have little confidence in the institutions that control the U.S.

Here's Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that Congress, the political parties and the media rank among the least-trusted U.S. institutions in the age of President Trump.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (from left), Attorney General Jeff Sessions and onetime acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe have all been political targets of President Trump's.

Rosenstein Denies That He Discussed Recording Trump, Invoking 25th Amendment

The deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing about secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment.

Teens are visiting the hospital with thoughts of suicide more frequently.

Hospitals See Growing Numbers Of Kids And Teens At Risk For Suicide

The number of children and teens who visited the hospital for suicidal thoughts or attempts doubled from 2008 to 2015. Rates were highest during the school year.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has requested a response from Christine Blasey Ford about whether she will testify before the committee.

Kavanaugh Accuser Rejects 'Arbitrary' Ultimatum Regarding Testimony, Gets More Time

Christine Blasey Ford and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have been negotiating whether and how Ford would testify about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.

Human rights activist and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad announced she is engaged to a fellow activist.

Once Held Captive By ISIS, Nadia Murad Is Now Engaged

She escaped from forced sexual slavery and became a voice for captive women and girls. Now a United Nations goodwill ambassador, Murad has announced that she is marrying a human rights activist.

Marriott International became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July.

Marriott Follows Starbucks In Dropping Plastic Straws

The giant hotel chain became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July.

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