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Notre Dame caught fire Monday and was badly damaged. Officials are expressing hope that they can save a cathedral that's stood at the heart of France's capital for eight centuries.

President Trump is increasingly embedding himself in sports culture. Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, weighs in on the depths of Trump's ties to sports and what that will look like in the coming year.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe about Claudine Gay's controversial congressional hearing and the decision to retain her as Harvard's president.

Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States and the only one to assume the office without being elected president or vice president, has died. He was 93. Former first lady Betty Ford announced his death Tuesday in a brief statement. "His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country," she said.

Last month, Trump announced his new Afghan strategy. NPR's Tom Bowman is making his first trip back to Afghanistan since that announcement, and discusses what he's seeing with Mary Louise Kelly.

Voters in 11 states this month will elect their nominees to run in November. In the 2018 GOP primaries, one question is dominating all the rest: Who will be the most loyal to President Trump?

Trump, without offering evidence, tweeted Saturday that President Obama "wire tapped" Trump Tower before the election. Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Angus King, a member of the intelligence committee.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy face charges at the International Criminal Court of instigating and financing deadly tribal violence after the disputed 2007 election. Their cases might never have reached this stage if not for one Kenyan judge and a remarkable disappearing act.

Legal scholar John Yoo talks with Steve Inskeep about the reach of executive power during a time of war. Yoo says the Constitution gives presidents expansive power in these situations, held in check by Congressional review and oversight.

The president of the NCAA appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to express support for some federal regulations around sports gambling -- including a ban on a wager known as "prop bets" in college sports.