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Who is Tim Kaine, and what does he bring to the Democratic presidential ticket? NPR's Mara Liasson provides answers.

President Trump's Justice Department is operating with key vacancies in some of its most important divisions — from national security to civil rights.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that a vote to fill a Supreme Court vacancy would be a "top priority." Now a confirmation vote to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy will come just months before the midterms.

The Department of Justice has released previously top-secret documents about the monitoring of former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page.

Top Republicans continue to push back on President Trump's move to side with Russian President Putin over his own intelligence advisers. Speaker Ryan and others emphasized Russia is a menace, not a friend.

Russian influence-mongers appear to have created a number of fake local news Twitter accounts — and spent years posting real headlines.

Before a meeting with GOP lawmakers Tuesday, the president told reporters he misspoke in Helsinki: When he said he saw no reason why it "would" be Russia that interfered, he meant to say "wouldn't."

Dozens of Syrians choked to death after a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus. Aid groups are blaming the government of president Bashar al-Assad.

The top Senate Democrat will introduce a bill to decriminalize pot at the federal level. It is one of the furthest-reaching legislative efforts by any congressional leader affecting marijuana policy.

The bark of any tree is more than just a good-looking facade. Even the most graceful aspen or stately ponderosa requires bark to protect its sensitive...