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The State Department ordered "non-emergency" U.S. government employees out of Iraq on Wednesday. A helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen taking off from Baghdad International Airport last week.

State Department Orders Nonessential U.S. Government Employees Out Of Iraq

The travel advisory ordered the departure of employees at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Irbil. It was not immediately clear what led to the order.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 2.

Precedent Favors Democrats In Power Struggle With Trump, But It Could Take Awhile

Courts have tended to side with Congress when it comes to questions of congressional oversight of the executive branch. House Democrats hope they will again in a confrontation over the Mueller report.

Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says in a letter that the Department of Education is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry.

CFPB Chief Says Education Department Is Blocking Student Loan Oversight

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Kathy Kraninger says the department is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry. The revelation comes in a letter obtained by NPR.

U.S. Telecommunications Networks Barred From Using Foreign Suppliers

NPR's Noel King talks to Elliott Zaagman, a columnist for the China-focused tech news website Technode.com, about Trump's executive order restricting technology and services of foreign adversaries.

Anti-Abortion Rights Activists Watch As Movement Gains Ground

Alabama's governor has signed a bill which introduces a near-total ban on abortions in the state. NPR's David Greene speaks with Kristan Hawkins, the president of Students for Life of America.

Iran Is Not Interested In Escalating Tensions, Iranian Diplomat Says

NPR's David Greene talks to Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi about the increasing tensions with the U.S. NPR's Peter Kenyon weighs in on the conversation.

Debris blankets the north side of one of the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean. Researchers found a huge amount of plastic both onshore and buried in the sand.

Remote Island Chain Has Few People — But Hundreds Of Millions Of Pieces Of Plastic

The Cocos Keeling Islands make up barely 6 square miles in the Indian Ocean. It's a good place to measure debris because almost no one lives there. Scientists were flabbergasted by what they found.

How To Help A Kid Survive Early Puberty

Around 15% of girls begin menstruation by age 7. The challenges of puberty can rock anybody, but being the first of your friends to go through it can be especially stressful. Good parenting helps.

An employee of the District of Columbia Housing Authority walks on the grounds of a public housing complex called Richardson Dwellings in Northeast Washington, D.C. The Trump administration wants to eliminate the federal fund now used to repair public housing in favor of attracting more private investment to repair and replace it.

Trump Administration Wants To Cut Funding For Public Housing Repairs

Public housing officials estimate that it would cost $50 billion to fix up buildings that have fallen into disrepair nationwide. The Trump administration is calling for more private investment.

In <em>Fleabag</em>, the show's creator and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge stars as a young Londoner struggling to make sense of sex, family and life itself.

'Fleabag' Returns For A Raunchy 2nd Season — And Quits While It's Ahead

Phoebe Waller-Bridge pulls off the rare feat of taking a hugely successful show and making it much better. In Season 2, her character falls for a foul-mouthed Catholic priest.

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