The President has asked the Justice Department to look into whether it improperly surveilled his campaign after published reports that a U.S. intelligence source had contact with people in the Trump campaign during the summer of 2016. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says the department’s inspector general will do that. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/21/613117592/deputy-ag-rosenstein-says-doj-will-look-into-surveillance-of-trump-campaign?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

Sen. John McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. In his new memoir, The Restless Wave, McCain writes about the state of politics and the principles he’d like the country to hold onto after he’s gone. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with McCain’s co-author, longtime advisor and friend Mark Salter. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/21/613117641/in-the-restless-wave-sen-john-mccain-discusses-principles-he-wants-the-u-s-to-ke?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, about receiving an honorary nursing degree from Georgetown University more than half a century after she left school because the nursing school had a policy against married students. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/21/613117648/luci-baines-johnson-receives-honorary-nursing-degree-from-georgetown-university?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

Lifelike clay soldiers at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi’an, northwestern China. The first figures were reconstructed by archaeologist Zhao Kangmin, who died Wednesday. Ludovic Marin /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ludovic Marin /AFP/Getty Images Lifelike clay soldiers at the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi’an, northwestern China. The

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 18, 2018. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 18, 2018. Evan Vucci/AP When

Saudi activist Aziza al-Yousef was arrested this week, along with other women’s activists. In this March 29, 2014 photo, she drives a car on a highway in Riyadh as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving. Hasan Jamali/AP hide caption toggle caption Hasan Jamali/AP Saudi activist Aziza al-Yousef was arrested

Dimitrios Pagourtzis, whom law enforcement officials took into custody on Friday, has been charged with capital murder and aggravated assault in the deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. Galveston County Sheriff’s Office via AP hide caption toggle caption Galveston County Sheriff’s Office via AP Dimitrios Pagourtzis, whom law enforcement officials took into custody on

Santa Fe High School sophomore Averi Gary (center) is comforted during a vigil after the deadly mass shooting in Texas on Friday. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP Santa Fe High School sophomore Averi Gary (center) is comforted during a vigil after the deadly mass shooting in Texas on Friday. David

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, pictured here in Berlin in April, has signed into law a bill that criminalizes cyberbullying and the spread of misinformation. Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, pictured here in Berlin in April, has signed into law a bill that criminalizes cyberbullying and the

Family planning clinics in Texas say that the Trump administration’s proposed rules will further hamper their ability to provide family planning services in a state that has high teen pregnancy rates. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/18/612441147/health-care-providers-say-title-x-change-would-restrict-access-to-family-plannin?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

The Title X restrictions proposed by the Trump administration are modeled after a similar policy from the Reagan era. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Florida State University law professor Mary Ziegler about the history of this policy. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/18/612441155/the-history-of-title-x-throughout-u-s-history?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

The World Health Organization said Friday that with swift action, it can bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/18/612441162/who-says-progress-is-being-made-against-the-ebola-outbreak-but-remains-a-threat?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news