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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing scrutiny after a public records request revealed her office bought a $19,000 lectern. A whistleblower has accused her office of covering up the spending.

A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.

Cheerleaders for the Washington, D.C., NFL team are describing a uncomfortable topless photo shoot followed by a possibly mandatory night out with sponsors that took place in Costa Rica in 2013. The situation underscores the lack of power NFL cheerleaders have across the league.

The governor is still at odds with lawmakers in his party over how much revenue the state should raise to deal with a multibillion dollar shortfall.

Ryan Petty, father of slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Alaina, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his campaign for school board and what he thinks can be done to improve school safety.

The law made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, familial or national origin in housing. But since its passage, it has only been selectively enforced.

New money is going towards gun violence research, paving the way for new generation of data analysts, who have grown up in an era of mass shootings, to enter the field.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara about the state enacting a temporary moratorium on insurance companies dropping homeowners in areas affected by fires.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., about testimony regarding the Russian election interference probe by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

NBC News announced it suspended anchor Brian Williams without pay for six months over a story inaccuracy. And, Jon Stewart revealed he would leave Comedy Central's The Daily Show later this year.