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Donald Trump may have clinched the GOP nomination, but President Obama says Trump's record low favorability ratings show that he hasn't won over the hearts and minds of the country just yet.

President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. NPR's Ron Elving says Garland has been held up as an "exemplar of the kind of person who ought to be" in these positions.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Max Boot about President Trump's recent foreign policy setbacks. Boot writes that Trump's "zigzagging" approach to Iran is "guaranteed to fail."

President Obama delivers the commencement address at West Point on Wednesday. Aides say he'll use the opportunity to spell out his broad vision of foreign policy and America's role in the world.

Even as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis make frequent trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, their events can feel like opening acts in comparison to the throngs of interest the former president receives.

Congress plans to address the Iranian nuclear deal this month. One unresolved issue: How much work might Iran have done previously on weaponizing its program?

Birmingham, Ala., has a complicated relationship with racism. Some of the most notable events from the Civil Rights era took place in the city. Now, there's renewed debate about the fate of the city's Confederate monuments.

NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with PayPal executive Peggy Alford about the surge of post-holiday returns, changes in how we shop, and expectations for next year's consumer spending and the economy.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger about a measure she supported — that voters approved Tuesday — to redraw the state's congressional maps to favor Democrats.

On this edition we talk with JoJo Breslin of "Scramazon" and Ruth Wren of Stop Amazon who want to keep the corporate giant's proposed fulfillment center out of Eugene. And we talk with Wesley Binder of OSU about a new study which shows how wolf recovery in Yellowstone is changing the behavior of other apex predators like cougars.