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House Republican leaders have avoided the immigration debate because it exposes splits inside the party. Now, just five months ahead of the midterms, they agreed to vote on two proposals, with conservatives and centrists still struggling to get on same page.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Temple University law professor Jan Ting about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision that severely limits who is eligible for asylum, and why he largely agrees with the move.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dorchen Leidholdt, director for the Center for Battered Women's Legal Services at the Sanctuary for Families, about how Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision in an asylum case will affect the cases of others who are fleeing domestic abuse or other types of violence in their home countries.

Bobby McFerrin is best known for his feelgood 1988 hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Now, his daughter Madison is a singer-songwriter on the rise.

Barbara Underwood is suing the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its board of directors. Host David Greene talks with Bobby Allyn of WHYY about the investigation and about Trump's response on Twitter.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has spent her career in and out of government working on issues of national security. None of her jobs, however, have been so controversial as her role in policing the U.S. border.

Wallace the Brave is a new daily comic strip, which is getting attention, award recognition and increasing readership. It's about a boy who's less depressed than Peanuts character Charlie Brown and kinder than Calvin & Hobbes.

Republicans are facing backlash over the Trump Administration's policy that separates families from their children at the Southwest border. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., who has criticized the policy and says the administration should put a stop to it.

Voters in Washington, D.C., a have approved a ballot measure to gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 an hour.

Rachel Martin talks to Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio about what's next for Congress on immigration policy after President Trump met with House Republicans on Tuesday.