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Millions of government workers and contractors hold government clearances, and the president can grant them to anyone he wants — even, as one expert said, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Today, President Trump's controversial pick for the top scientist position with USDA, Sam Clovis, pulled out of consideration for the job. Journalist Michael Lewis had been reporting on the Department of Agriculture under the Trump administration before Thursday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lewis about his article and how the Trump administration is running the department.

Several states are moving or looking to move to a new primary election system that could force members of Congress to pay more attention to general election voters than to their base voters on the right or left.

Fiona Hill, President Trump's former top Russia aide, will testify Monday behind closed doors. She had been in charge of U.S. policy toward Ukraine while at the National Security Council.

Clinton's use of a private email server has become an issue in her presidential bid. Here's what we know about the FBI's investigation, whether she could be charged with a crime and what happens next.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer Camonghne Felix about how Simone Biles won her eighth U.S. Championship Sunday night — a record — 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport.

Say you got kicked off Facebook and need to get back on — to talk to friends or run your small business. A Google search for "Facebook customer service" can lead to a surprise. A bad one.

Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue, with a surging right-wing populist party leading the campaign.

NPR speaks with Maria Fernanda Bozmoski of the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center about the current state of relations between the U.S. and its Latin American neighbors.

Tennessee consistently ranks in the top 10 for women killed by men. But a small, rural county has developed a domestic violence intervention program that is showing strong signs of success.