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The attorney general was in Atlanta to promote a new crime-fighting agenda, but much of the attention was on the president's comment that police shouldn't be "too nice" to suspects in custody.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Trump's speech to Congress.

Congress is expected to take up repeal of the Affordable Care Act this week. The plan is still sketchy, but some details are starting to emerge.

Lawmakers meet Wednesday to formally count the Electoral College votes. About a dozen Senate Republicans, and a large group of House GOP lawmakers, will object, but that will not change the outcome.

Environmental activist Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera just won an award for grass-roots activism for his fight to protect a pristine section of Puerto Rico's coastline.

For the first time ever, a potentially life-threatening tropical storm watch is in effect for Southern California. Hurricane Hilary is expected to make it to the U.S. by Sunday evening.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has tapped the state attorney general, Luther Strange, to replace Jeff Sessions, who is now U.S. attorney general, in the Senate. Strange had been investigating a sex scandal involving the governor.

A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.

The Trump administration continued its pressure campaign against Venezuela's president over the weekend, enforcing a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from the country.

Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument was designated in 2017 but has been closed as federal officials planned out how to integrate humans into the historic dairy grazing landscape. Their solution: high-tech collars for the cows to herd them away from no-go areas.