Rachel Martin

For Rachel Dratch's 50th birthday, Poehler gathered her friends and fellow SNL alumni for a vacation to Napa Valley. For her directorial debut Wine Country, she basically did the same thing.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won reelection and his party performed well in parliamentary elections. What does his victory signal about the world's most populous democracy?

Trump meeting with Democrats escalates in blame-trading. After 17 years in federal prison, John Walker Lindh is to be released. The White House may blacklist a Chinese video surveillance company.

The New York senator and 2020 presidential candidate tells NPR's Rachel Martin that President Trump and some Republican legislators are taking the country in a direction it does not want to go.

A federal judge orders the government to release more about the Russia probe. Trump calls for an overhaul of how the U.S. handles legal immigration. A Kansas town grapples with its hospital's closure.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate. Alabama's Senate passes a controversial abortion bill. And, Facebook announces it is tightening rules around its livestreaming feature.

The U.S.-China trade war begins to cause collateral damage. Secretary of State Pompeo is in Russian to meet President Putin and others. And, a new NPR podcast examines the 1965 murder of James Reeb.

The White House is fighting China in trade talks, but a new report found top advisers battled over whether to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. The U.N. warns which species are at risk of extinction.

After spending decades as a musician with her own label, Ani DiFranco reflects on how it all got started in her new memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream.

After an escalation of violence at the Israel-Gaza border, tensions settle down. Trump threatens a tariff hike against China. And, two Democratic presidential contenders campaign in South Carolina.

U.S. employers added 263,000 new jobs in April. That's more than analysts were expecting, and it's another sign the economy keeps chugging along after almost a decade of growth.

Democrats say Barr broke the law after he skipped a hearing. Five drug company executives are convicted in bribery case. Syrian forces intensifying strikes in one of the last rebel-held areas.

The average deductible for employer-sponsored health insurance has quadrupled in the last 12 years. A Los Angeles Times investigation finds even insured workers are going without needed medical care.

Attorney General Barr testifies before the Senate for the first time since the Mueller report's release and a letter that says Barr mischaracterized it. Barr defended his actions at the hearing.

Attorney General Barr testifies for the first time since the Mueller report's release and just after the release of a letter from Robert Mueller to Barr saying that Barr mischaracterized the report.

Democrats and Republicans seek better ways to fund infrastructure projects. Opposition and military leaders are in talks about Sudan's transition. Japan's emperor abdicates the throne Tuesday.

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus all cut timeless classics, each pointing the form in a different direction.

A gunman opened fire at a California synagogue killing a woman. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds his first campaign rally in Pittsburgh. Boeing's CEO faces shareholders in Chicago.

A federal judge has ordered Maria Butina to serve 18 months in prison. Butina is the Russian agent who ran an operation to influence Americans through her connections to the NRA and other groups.

The U.S. economy grew at 3.2 percent in the first quarter, handily beating expectations. The economy's performance was boosted by strong consumer spending, business investment and trade.