Dana Roberson

While Melania has opted to take a back seat, Ivanka steps into the limelight of the presidency.

The analysis from NYU's The Brennan Center is based on a three year analysis of criminal codes, convictions and sentences.  

Bob Graham, former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and governor of Florida, explains why civic engagement is so important in this moment.

The CIA has revealed that Russia deliberately interfered with the November election to help Donald Trump. Yet, intervening in foreign election is nothing new, particularly to the U.S.

The C.I.A. has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency. Now, Trump is considering someone close to Putin for secretary of state. 

Decades after Dr. Jonas Salk opposed patenting the polio vaccine, the pharmaceutical industry has changed. What does that mean for the development of innovative drugs?

"The Underground Railroad Game" is a thought-provoking and uncomfortable play about race and American history.

Lawmakers in Ohio have approved a bill that bans abortion as early as six weeks. If approved, the law would represent one of the most stringent abortion restrictions in the country.

Uggams, known for her roles on Broadway and the smash-hits "Deadpool" and "Empire," is a cultural pioneer.

His comedies captured uncensored attitudes at the emerging intersection of race and culture, and early programs like "The Jeffersons" would go on to inspire new generations of writers.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday that it will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.

The death toll in what officials say is one of the deadliest fires in Oakland’s history continues to rise, now with at least 36 victims.

As part of a special new series, we're looking at the ways directors, actors, and producers are challenging standards and pushing boundaries across all genres in the field.

Cuban-American poet and author Richard Blanco was the first Latino, the first immigrant, and the first openly gay inaugural poet. He reflects on the death of Fidel Castro here.

It's World AIDS Day. Though progress has been made, globally, more than 35 million people are living with HIV today, and about 2.6 million of those people are children.

The court will decide if the state of Texas has used unfair mental health criteria to sentence an intellectually disabled man to death. 

Dylann Roof is standing trial for the fatal shooting of nine black parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Hillary Clinton's campaign has agreed to participate in a vote recount effort in Wisconsin led by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Recounts are also likely in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Andrea Bonilla was brought to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant when she was five-years-old. Under Donald Trump, this college freshman maybe deported.  

This weekend, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro died at the age of 90. Explore what's next for the island nation that's home to 11 million people.