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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana could be a key vote if Republicans fail to pass a health care bill and are forced to work with the minority party.

Democrats Prepare For A Hard Bargain On Health Care If GOP Bill Fails

The Senate's top Republican says if the GOP can't pass a bill, they'd need to turn to Democrats to fix health care markets. The minority party would try to preserve as much of Obamacare as possible.

Review: There Were Some Entertaining Moments At The Emmys

Winners of Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became the first streaming series to win top comedy honors and HBO's Game of Thrones won best drama series.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is preparing to testify at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday about allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the 1980s at a high school party.

Trump On 2nd Kavanaugh Accuser: 'Totally Inebriated And All Messed Up'

Senate Republicans confirm they have hired a female attorney to question Brett Kavanaugh and his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, during a hearing Thursday.

U.S. Coal Companies See Huge Market In China

U.S. coal companies are having a banner year this year. There are a bunch of mergers, new mines and high stock prices. It's a resurgence of 19th-century America. And it's happening thanks to 21st-century China.

Track Tech: Medical Marvels Not Always Affordable

Over the last three years, The New York Times reports, some 36-hundred race horses have died at the nation’s tracks. Modern technology might have saved…

Week In News: U.S.-Israeli Relations

At the end of what could prove to be a momentous week in U.S.-Israeli relations, President Obama and Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spent an intense afternoon together Friday. James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic, joins host Guy Raz to discuss how that and the week's other top stories played out.

<p>If he decides to enter the GOP presidential race, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could learn a few things from fellow Gov. Rick Perry's troubles on the campaign trail. </p>

What Chris Christie Can Learn From Rick Perry's Latest Travails

Rick Perry's troubles hold good news and bad news for Chris Christie. Good news in that Perry has failed to capture the imagination of the base, and bad news that the intense scrutiny of a presidential campaign can unnerve even a confident campaigner who was wooed to enter.

<p> Members of the Women in Peacebuilding Network, started by Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, sing as part of their daily activism for peace Monday, the eve of presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia. Africa's first democratically elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shares the Nobel Prize with Gbowee and a Tunisian peace activist, is seeking re-election.</p>

Peace Prize Winner Seeks Re-Election In Liberia

Liberians go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president. The incumbent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa's first democratically elected female president — jointly won the Nobel on Friday, but her opponents say she deserves neither the award nor re-election.

Iowa Caucuses Set To Begin 2012 Presidential Voting

The voting in the Iowa GOP caucuses begins Tuesday night. On the last day before the caucuses, Republican presidential candidates campaigned across the state Monday. Their goal was the same — motivating supporters to leave their homes on a cold evening, go to their precinct meeting places and vote.

FDA Issues New Warnings On Statin Drugs

Federal health officials have added new safety alerts to statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels. The Food and Drug Administration cited rare side effects, including memory loss, diabetes and muscle pain. Robert Siegel talks to Rob Stein about the news.

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