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President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be his attorney general last November. Five months later, the full Senate finally voted to confirm her nomination Thursday.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans approve of President Biden's handling of the pandemic, right as Biden is set to deliver a primetime address on the pandemic.

When is a dunk more than a dunk? When it's wrapped up in proving yourself to your entire high school.

Republicans had accused President Obama of dithering rather than deciding how things should go in Afghanistan. The president took three months and convened many top-level meetings to consider strategy and troop levels. While there is support for the increased troop level, they do not think Obama should have set a timetable for withdrawing.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about agenda priorities, including: human rights and global food security. Action may be stymied by Russia and China.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Nguyen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the home stretch of Wimbledon, the world's oldest and arguably most prestigious tennis tournament.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Thomas Kellogg, a law professor who specializes in China at Georgetown University, about the country's expanded espionage law.

Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.'s rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, citing worsening governance as a key factor — just months after the country averted a debt default.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti is set to become the first woman to head the Navy. Her confirmation is being held up by one senator as part of a protest over abortion policy within the military.

Democrats unveiled what they hope will be the final version of their health care overhaul bill after days of closed-door meetings, setting the stage for a showdown vote in the House on Sunday. With his top domestic priority hanging in the balance, President Obama again postponed an overseas trip that has already been pushed back once.