Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. His first court appearance is scheduled for Monday.
Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about the killing of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot a day after they had dinner together.
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounding another lawmaker and his wife on Saturday was taken into custody and charged, state officials said.
It's a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain's MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she'll be C.