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Former Intelligence Official On Iran Nuclear Deal

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks about the Iran nuclear deal — which President Trump has called a "bad" deal — with Norman Roule, who retired last week as Iran mission manager for the director of national intelligence.

Prisoners Face Uncertainty As Number Of Halfway Houses Are Cut

The Justice Department has ended contracts with several halfway houses across the country. That change means inmates will likely stay in prison longer and have a tougher transition back to society.

Annie Dennison said doctors offered just one option after her breast cancer diagnosis last year: six weeks of radiation treatment.

Many Breast Cancer Patients Receive More Radiation Therapy Than Needed

Unnecessary treatment of breast cancer and other diseases is pervasive. Overtreatment adds enormous costs to the health care system and, at times, burdens patients with needless suffering.

Team New Zealand America's Cup helmsman Peter Burling waves during a welcome home parade through the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, in July. This month, he'll begin a round-the-world race with eight team members.

One Of New Zealand's Best Sailors Aims For Triple Crown In Round-The-World Race

Peter Burling has already won Olympic gold and the America's Cup. Soon he'll start the grueling Volvo Ocean Race. Sleep deprivation, freeze-dried food and giant waves are only some of the challenges.

Florida law permanently strips felons of the right to vote and other civil rights, including serving on a jury, running for public office and sitting for the state bar exam.

In Florida, Felons Want Voting Rights Back As Soon As They Complete Their Sentences

Thousands of petitions are circulating across the state in an unprecedented grass-roots campaign to restore voting rights to almost 1.7 million people.

The Apollo 11 space module floating above the moon. Next-generation space queries may tend toward the political: Do the extraterrestrial beings have political action committees? Are there extraterrestrial lobbyists?

Close Encounters With Congress?

A congressional candidate in Florida has said she was taken aboard a spaceship when she was 7 years old. She does not mean at Disney World.

Also: A Vietnam vet and medic who saved dozens of lives will receive the Medal of Honor; Sen. Schumer (D-N.Y.) seeks a CEO for Puerto Rico disaster recovery; and David Letterman wins the Twain Prize.

Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., returns to his office after a series of votes at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday.

McCain Takes Swipe At President For Vietnam 'Bone Spur' Deferment

In an interview on C-SPAN, the Arizona senator criticized "high income" Americans who avoided the draft by finding a doctor who "would say that they had a bone spur."

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who was re-elected to a third term Sunday night in St. Louis, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 2017.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Wins A Third 4-Year Term

Trumka, who's been president since 2009, ran unopposed as did Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre. The AFL-CIO's quadrennial convention is being held in St. Louis.

President Trump has an opportunity to refocus on the military with a Medal of Honor ceremony and to congressional priorities as he heads to Capitol Hill Tuesday.

After Controversy Over Condolence Calls, Can Trump And The White House Refocus?

The president once again got sidetracked and mired in a controversy of his own creation for a week. He has a chance to move on this week to more pressing things of substance, but can he?

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