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Stephen Fried's biography argues that Benjamin Rush — a pioneering physician, writer and a signatory to the Declaration of Independence — belongs on the historical tier of Benjamin Franklin.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Karen Swallow Prior of Liberty University about how evangelicals reconcile supporting a president like Donald Trump and the importance of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination.

Washington political leaders are honoring John McCain this weekend as a man of conservative principle and bipartisan respect. Next week they return to battling over hot buttons like NAFTA.

Four songs into the sold-out show, Bono experienced a "complete loss of voice." The singer suggested that standard smoke machines may have been the cause.

A survey by the research group NORC at the University of Chicago shows 57 percent of American adults have been surprised by a health care bill that their insurance didn't pay for.

NPR's Michel Martin interviews film director Robert Greene about Bisbee '17 a film that follows a town confronting the brutal exile of striking miners to a desert a century ago.

The great American jazz pianist Randy Weston died this weekend. Weston helped trace the links between African music and jazz.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani about the United States' decision to cut military aid to Pakistan.

In signs the health care market may be maturing, an analysis of insurance filings shows premiums will rise less than 4 percent on average and companies plan to market more policies in more places.

A Democratic primary in Massachusetts is laying bare fissures of age, gender and race within the party.