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The Guajataca dam in northern Puerto Rico suffered a major breach in its emergency spillway. At one point up to 70,000 people were in immediate danger. The Army Corps of Engineers thinks it can fix the breach, but the dam is not secure and is yet another example of Puerto Rico's crumbling infrastructure that is barely standing after Hurricane Maria hit the island.

President Trump's latest fight with GOP members threatens to jeopardize his legislative plans. We examine how the schism may effect lawmakers trying to push through deep tax cuts.

After Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided stores nationwide seeking undocumented immigrants, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Julie Myers Wood, former head of ICE, about workplace immigration raids.

Companies like Wal-Mart say tax cuts are making it possible for them to boost wages. But other economic factors could also be contributing to pay increases.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin about the latest on the government shutdown and ongoing negotiations between Democratic and Republican senators.

Indiana is one of the states poised to get permission to require Medicaid recipients to work. Advocates say work requirements may be good politics but they're bad policy.

There is strong bipartisan support in the House to overturn the 7-year-old earmark ban in order to give lawmakers a greater say in directing federal dollars.

The French president and several celebrity chefs mourned the loss of a man who helped re-imagine French cuisine.

A liberal group is asking the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether the powerful gun rights group took contributions from Russians with ties to the Kremlin.

Attorneys for President Trump say they've provided investigators with scores of witness interviews and tens of thousands of documents, but an interview with the special counsel is not yet scheduled.