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NPR's Michel Martin talks with John A. Lawrence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's former chief of staff, about her legacy.

Power broker Robert Moses is seen as a villain now, but he transformed the urban landscape, sometimes for good. The play "Straight Line Crazy" starring Ralph Fiennes explores his legacy.

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks at the cultural legacy of African slaves brought to Latin America.

It doesn't have a plan to save the euro or clear policies on an array of issues, but the German Pirate Party is winning converts and elections with its vision of digital democracy through "liquid feedback."

The Obama-era program will expire in six months, the administration said on Tuesday. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals granted legal protections to roughly 800,000 people.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Congressman Tony Gonzales, a Republican representing Texas' 23rd congressional district, an area that stretches over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border including Del Rio.

Celebrating this ancient festival was banned under the Taliban. For refugees and immigrants in America, the holiday and the feasts that accompany it are an important cultural link to Afghanistan.

"Like any good attack, this one begins with deception," says an investigator. Phishing text messages, including one that appeared to come from the U.S. embassy, were sent to a dozen targets.

Advocates say they fear reports of minor incidents in Boston schools are being shared with federal authorities and could lead to the deportation of undocumented students.

Emails and memos show Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross overruled Census Bureau concerns and was urged to exclude noncitizens from census numbers used to reallocate congressional seats.