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The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump's shortlist. But he is also controversial.

The longest U.S. government shutdown is temporarily over, and thousands of federal workers return to their jobs. In the trial of drug lord Joaquin Guzman, the government is preparing to rest its case.

Polls show most Americans oppose the federal government shutdown, but there's no sign that the stalemate will end. Guest host Celeste Headlee discusses why minority rule may be winning in U.S. politics with public policy professor Jerry Mayer of George Mason University, and journalist Callie Crossley of public radio station WGBH in Boston.

The Supreme Court is set to issue several decisions that could have a major impact on civil rights laws in this country. Host Michel Martin talks about what's at stake with Hans Von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation, and George Washington University law professor Spencer Overton.

In the era of primetime coverage, the State of the Union offers a rare opportunity for a president to address — and for members to be seen by — a truly national television audience.

The songs of the year reflected deep needs — for safety, respect, money, self-definition, revolution — and often delivered their own form of satisfaction.

After months of aid cuts, the State Department has released a 35-page document detailing how it plans to roll out global health assistance. Here's what it says — and what the reaction is.

In a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters.

The political implications of the SCOTUS ruling on Trump's tariffs, China urges Washington to lift tariffs after SCOTUS decision, new poll reveals what Americans think of the state of the union.

Struggling with stress and depression after years of war, a group of friends in their 50s and 60s threw themselves into competitive cheerleading, a feel-good American sport that's soared in popularity in Ukraine.