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Trump Will Sign Bill. No One Wants Another Shutdown, Sen. Leahy Says

Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and one of four negotiators of the bipartisan border security compromise measure.

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) speaks with President Trump during the Group of Seven summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, on June 9. The Trump administration has surprised and frustrated allies in areas including trade, security, human rights and the environment.

Opinion: 5 Ways The U.S. Retreated From The World Stage Under Trump This Year

In 2018, the Trump administration made good on its promises to unwind long-standing U.S. commitments to guarantee global security and prosperity, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard says a growing body of research suggests that diversity leads to better decision-making.

The Push To Break Up The Boys' Club At The Fed

At a time when more women than men are graduating from college and earning doctorates, just a third of Ph.D.s in economics go to women. Now there's an effort to increase women economists at the Fed.

High in fiber and protein, chickpeas are playing a starring role on menus at fast-casual chains like Little Sesame in Washington, where hummus bowls abound. Chickpeas also are good for soil health — and growing demand could help restore soils depleted by decades of intensive farming.

Your Hummus Habit Could Be Good For The Earth

High in fiber and protein, chickpeas are playing a starring role on menus. They're also good for soil health — and growing demand could help restore soils depleted by decades of intensive farming.

Maria Butina, photographed in 2013 at a pro-gun rally in Moscow, is charged with conspiring to act as a Russian agent

Maria Butina, Accused Of Being Russian Agent, Has Long History Of Urging Protest

Butina's friends and contacts describe a driven young woman whose ardent support for gun rights brought her across the world and eventually into the center of the Russia investigation.

In 2017, Sports Was A Battleground For National Events

Steve Inskeep talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan and Washington Post writer Kevin Blackistone about the top sports stories of 2017 that resonated beyond the world of sport.

FBI Director Christopher Wray. The bureau warns it has "grave concerns" about the "accuracy" of the Republican surveillance memo at the center of a partisan whirlwind in Washington.

FBI Warns Of 'Grave Concerns' About 'Accuracy' Of GOP Snooping Memo

The FBI went on record faulting the much discussed memo as the White House said it was working to make it public. It could appear as soon as this week.

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Kathleen Kraninger is director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that was thwarted by the U.S. Department of Education from examining problems with a troubled student loan forgiveness program.

Exclusive: Turf War Blocked CFPB From Helping Fix Student Loan Forgiveness Program

The Trump administration blocked the nation's top consumer protection agency from digging into problems with a program designed to help police, firefighters and other public service workers.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate floor on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate was poised to pass a massive relief package for Americans and businesses ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

What's In It For You? $1,200 Checks, 13 Weeks Of Unemployment Payments And More

Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.

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