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The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement the Obama administration is trying to sell to Congress includes a seemingly obscure and controversial provision. It's called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement, or ISDS among wonks. NPR explains why that provision is drawing criticism.

Nearly a year ago, the Obama administration expanded protections to certain immigrants and their parents living here illegally. States, led by Texas, sued and won an initial victory to block implementation. The case is now stalled in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and some advocates suspect the court's delay is deliberate.

NPR blogger Adam Frank says Americans need to stop carrying the guilt of climate change, so that we can move on and fix it.

Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan won the Republican nomination speaker of the House Wednesday, but there are questions about whether he will be able to bring together a fractured caucus.

Cold weather and blocked roads have hampered efforts to reach survivors. Taliban fighters also overran part of an Afghan province, causing concern for the safety of workers trying to survey damage.

The Green family, which owns the craft store giant, plans to exhibit its large collection of religious artifacts in the Museum of the Bible.

Boehner reflects on his career, and the future of the GOP, and the job he calls "the loneliest place in the world."

How do you get someone to sign up as an organ donor? Today on the show: The story of one woman who found a way by partnering with one of the more hated American institutions.

Floridians Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio butted heads, while Texan Ted Cruz lashed out at the moderators on the negative nature of their questions.

We asked our audience questions about how they would handle the end of the world. Then we put VIPs and undead experts Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless head-to-head to guess our audience's responses.