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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Shakima Thomas, a social worker in Newark, N.J., about the city's ongoing water crisis.

The Department of Homeland Security will move millions in emergency funds for new detention beds and facilities for court cases. House Democrats slammed the move, calling it "backwards and cruel."

The U.S. Navy says China denied its request for a port call at the northeastern city of Qingdao, the second such rejection this month as the trade war escalates.

Two U.S. senators say the Russian government has denied them visas to travel to Russia. At the same time, prominent Russians say they are having trouble securing U.S. visas.

Puerto Rico is under a hurricane watch because Tropical Storm Dorian could strengthen. President Trump has approved a federal emergency declaration, authorizing disaster relief aid.

After a summer that included two strong debate performances, the Massachusetts senator has seen a rise in fundraising, polls and crowds. But can she win it all?

Whether they're watching sitcoms, prime-time dramas or something else altogether, our television and pop culture critics present a guide to the new programs and series coming out soon.

In The Moment ... August 28, 2019 Show 647 Hour 2Suzan Nolan and Dorothy "Rowdy" Brewick join host Chuck Parkinson for a preview of today's Where Do We Go…

NPR's David Greene talks to Georgina Wright, a senior researcher with the Institute for Government in London, about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the queen to suspend Parliament.

Boris Johnson describes the suspension as a normal thing for a new government to do. Opponents say Johnson is staging a coup to ensure Brexit happens by Oct. 31.