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There's A Massive Divide In The House Over Immigration

Trump told Congress to wait until after midterms to vote on an immigration bill. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio about the chances of a bill passing. NPR's Scott Detrow weighs in.

Critic Of Travel Ban Reacts To Supreme Court's Decision To Uphold It

Douglas Chin, Hawaii's lieutenant governor, sued the Trump administration to stop the travel ban when he served as the state's attorney general. He reacts to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it.

Anti-ISIS Satire Lampoons Militant Group's Hypocrisy

Audie Cornish talks to professor Arwan Kraidy, who studies TV and social media in the Arab world, about the slapstick sketches and music videos that poke fun at ISIS in sometimes bizarre ways.

Two Words Complicate Push For Middle East Peace: 'Jewish State'

Writer Ari Shavit and political scientist Shibley Telhami discuss the request to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The matter has become a sticking point in the peace process with Palestinians.

Chris Rock wrote, directed and stars in <em>Top Five</em>, a film about a standup comedian who is trying to reshape his career.

Chris Rock On Finding The Line Between Funny And 'Too Far'

"No comedian wants to have to analyze and defend" jokes, says Rock, who wrote, directed and stars in the new film Top Five. He adds: "I'm not a politician; I'm not a thinker. I'm a comedian."

Expanded Access To Voting Yielded Huge Turnout. Will States Take It Away?

Voting experts say it's not easy to remove options once they've been given to voters. But the fraught politics around alleged "fraud" complicate the outlook for coming elections.

Mel Nickerson moved his wife, Donna, to the Turlock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in April. She has Alzheimer's disease, and he realized he could no longer care for her safely at home.

Medicaid Safety Net Stretched To Pay For Seniors' Long-Term Care

Medicaid was never intended to cover long-term care for everyone. Now it pays for nearly 40 percent of the nation's long-term care expenses, and the share is growing.

Some people land in the hospital over and over. Although research suggests that giving those patients extra follow-up care from nurses and social workers won't reduce those extra hospital visits, some hospitals say the approach still saves them money in the long run.

'To Stop Now Would Be Foolish': Doubling Down On Services For High-Cost Patients

A study this month showed giving extra social services to the neediest patients didn't reduce hospital readmissions. Now health advocates say that might not be the right measurement of success.

Rising Cost Of PrEP To Prevent HIV Infection Pushes It Out Of Reach For Many

Many people at high risk for HIV can't afford PrEP, though it's more than 90 percent effective. The HIV medicine's list price, close to $2,000 for a 30-day supply, has risen 45 percent in six years.

U.S. soldiers at Long Binh base, northeast of Saigon, line up to give urine samples at a heroin detection center in June 1971, before departing for the U.S.

What Vietnam Taught Us About Breaking Bad Habits

In the 1970s, a sizable number of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam self-identified as heroin addicts. But when they returned stateside, the number of these soldiers who continued their addiction was surprisingly low. Why? Turns out a massive disruption in their environment and routine played a big role in helping them change their behavior.

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