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NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kate Ruane of the ACLU about liberal and conservative groups coming together to fight proposals by the National Park Service to place restrictions on protests.

The Pentagon is investigating the Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan over his ties to Boeing. Before serving as deputy and now acting defense secretary, Shanahan was a Boeing executive.

Washington's legal community worries that the attacks on federal law enforcement, judges and the broader justice system may hurt its reputation long after the special counsel's investigation wraps.

For a decade Roberto Carlos Lange, better known as Helado Negro, has made music that surprises. Now he is out with his latest and most praised album to date, This Is How You Smile.

Lori Lightfoot, former head of a police oversight board, will also be the city's first openly gay mayor. She campaigned as being independent in a city known for its political machine.

Approving money for areas devastated by floods, hurricanes or other disasters usually gets bipartisan votes. But President Trump's opposition to sending more money to Puerto Rico stalled the effort.

In the past year, utilities have shifted away from coal at near historic rates, a trend that may accelerate as more states push for cleaner energy. Now some lawmakers are stepping in to try and slow down this shift.

Under the new law, polling places cannot be changed 60 days before an election, and it will take longer for people who choose not to vote to be removed from the state's voter registration list.

Many Democrats are focused on winning back white, working-class voters. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an emerging 2020 candidate, has been reaching out to voters of color in big cities.

After hours of rescues on stormy seas, the Viking Sky cruise ship was able to regain control of its engine and reach the Norway port of Molde on Sunday.