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Tens of thousands of people were in Washington, D.C., Friday for the 'Right to Life' march, feeling reinvigorated with a new Supreme Court that could put in place sweeping new abortion regulations.

The Education Department unveiled a plan to rewrite and roll back important rules that govern colleges and their accrediting agencies. The department says it wants to reduce obstacles to innovation, but critics worry this will lower school standards and hurt students.

On Monday the Department of Justice announced the creation of a Religious Liberty Task Force. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Emma Green, The Atlantic reporter, about the Trump administration's legal emphasis on religious liberty.

Democrats hope to win control of the house in November. If they win they'll have a challenging task of uniting the ideological poles of their party. Three members were charged with crafting a message that can win an election.

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia says President Trump needs to denounce a deal suggested by Russian President Putin in Helsinki, which would allow Russian intelligence officers to interrogate U.S. officials.

The Supreme Court again weighed in on gerrymandering Monday, this time ruling that Texas' political map passes muster, except for one legislative district that was ruled unconstitutional.

Thanks to the end of the government shutdown, the Smithsonian Institution reopens its 19 museums — along with the National Zoo Tuesday morning. Getting it all up and running is no easy task.

The amount of time people spend on digital devices is soaring — to the point that several countries treat internet addiction as a public health crisis. But some users are turning to ancient religious practices to be more mindful of their time online.

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

Cuts at NOAA mean fewer hurricane-hunter aircrafts will be gathering real time data on developing storms and that the team developing computer models for forecasts will be "gutted," insiders say.