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Family Fostering Migrant Children Share Experience

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bridget and Christopher, a couple fostering migrant children and teenagers waiting to be reunited with family in the United States.

When she was growing up, <em>New Yorker</em> culture writer Jia Tolentino attended a Houston megachurch with her family. "The population was extremely white and wealthy, which my family was not," Tolentino says. "It was the kind of place where you had a daily Bible class from first grade 'till senior year."

'New Yorker' Writer Fears We're Fooling Ourselves In The Internet's 'Trick Mirror'

In her new book of essays, culture writer Jia Tolentino explores how social media shapes identity, public discourse and political engagement — particularly for millennials such as herself.

Week In Politics: White House Addresses Staff Turnover

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mary Katharine Ham, senior writer at The Federalist and Boston Herald reporter Kimberly Atkins about U.S.-Russia relations, the firing of Rex Tillerson and the Pennsylvania special congressional election upset by Democrat Conor Lamb.

For as long as he can remember, Angel Benavides, 14, has missed the beginning of the school year in Texas because his parents, Juan and Aracely Benavides, work in North Dakota until the harvest is through.

In One Generation, A Farmworker Family Grows College Ambitions

For as long as he can remember, Angel Benavides, 14, has moved with his parents to follow the harvest. He splits his school year between Texas and North Dakota — and keeping up hasn't been easy.

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey told Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday he would not seek another term in office.

Ron Ramsey, Powerful Figure In Tennessee Politics For Two Decades, Ready To Just Be Granddad

One of the most powerful figures in Tennessee politics over the past two decades, Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, says he won't seek another term.

Week In Politics: Ryan Endorses Trump, Clinton's Foreign Policy Speech

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with our regular political commentators, EJ Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of the New York Times. They discuss House Speaker Paul Ryan's endorsement of Donald Trump, and Hillary Clinton's speech criticizing Trump on foreign policy.

A Mother-Daughter Love In 'Lady Bird'

Laurie Metcalf plays a mom to the titular character in Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig's new film about growing up in Sacramento. Metcalf tells NPR's Scott Simon about working on the film.

Presidential Candidates Await Results In Ohio, North Carolina Primaries

The NPR politics team brings us analysis on the vote in the Ohio and North Carolina primary contests. Polls are also closing in Florida, Missouri and Illinois.

Week In Politics: U.S. Special Forces In Syria, GOP Presidential Race

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the White House's decision to deploy Special Operations forces in Syria and how the race for the Republican presidential nomination is shaping up.

Left to right: Filipino American health care workers Karen Cantor, Karen Shoker, and John Paul Atienza were among many who cared for COVID patients in the early days of the pandemic.

Filipino American health workers reflect on trauma and healing on COVID's frontlines

They have shouldered an outsize share of COVID-19's burden, statistics show. Many lost family members; others got sick themselves, recovered and carried on. Meet the caregivers.

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