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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asked lawmakers to approve a $47.5 billion budget request for her sprawling agency.

John Boehner used to oppose all uses of marijuana but said on Wednesday that his thinking "has evolved." He said the drug should be available to, among other things, help ailing veterans.

A new generation of American Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, to defining itself.

Women outnumber men in obstetrics and gynecology residencies and medical practices in the U.S. Heads of training programs now wonder if they should go out of their way to recruit more men.

For years, companies have complained about having trade secrets stolen when they do business in China. This week China's President Xi Jinping pledged to crack down on abuses.

You might expect turtles that live near each other or in similar environments would be genetically similar. But new research shows that magnetic fields actually have more to do with genetic likeness.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Professor Zeynep Tufekci of the University of North Carolina about how social media impacts people's social connections and private lives.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from President Trump's nominee to lead the State Department, CIA Director Mike Pompeo. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about the hearing.

President Trump's nominee to become the next Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations committee Thursday, hoping for a quick confirmation.

Following President Trump's vow on Twitter to attack Syria and the five days since the alleged chemical weapons attack which prompted the move, no attack actions have been taken.