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The Trump administration is defending its executive order that bars refugees and residents of seven majority Muslim countries from entering the U.S. Even some Republican lawmakers are calling the order too broad and poorly executed.

Jurisdictions around the country are receiving guidelines that urge courts find alternatives to jail for defendants who can't pay fines linked to minor, nonviolent offenses such as traffic tickets.

President Trump spent the weekend criticizing a federal judge who put a temporary stay on the travel restrictions he ordered last week. Vice President Pence and other GOP leaders took a softer tone.

After Warren quoted Coretta Scott King and Sen. Edward Kennedy, Republicans invoked a Senate rule that silences a member accused of impugning the integrity of a colleague.

In the last 24 hours, President Trump has taken steps to close the door on refugees and build up the military. He has calls with foreign leaders scheduled for Saturday. We look at Trump's first week.

A company that makes a life-saving auto-injector for opioid drug overdoses has raised its prices significantly. Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali Luthra explains why to NPR's Scott Simon.

Fleece jackets and pullovers have transformed our experience of the outdoors. But the little, tiny synthetic fibers that fleece is made of could also be ending up in our diets.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Mathew Peters, the head chef for the U.S. team for the prestigious Bocuse d'Or competition. They were the first Americans to win the competition in the 30-year history of the contest.

Massachusetts' highest court is considering whether roadside sobriety tests for marijuana can be used as evidence of driving stoned in the same way they are used to determine if a driver is drunk.

Congressional Republicans are huddling in Philadelphia to work out plans on health care and tax reform. President Trump and Vice President Pence take part in meetings today.