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Bush, 88, had been in Houston's Methodist Hospital for nearly two months. He was being treated for complications related to bronchitis and a stubborn fever. He's the oldest of the nation's four living former presidents.

Many say that the Malta Summit between U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — which took place 25 years ago Wednesday — marked the end of the Cold War.

On Wednesday, President Obama addressed the nation regarding his party's defeat on Election Day. Obama isn't the first president to acknowledge he shares in responsibility for the loss.

George Smith, one of the famed Navajo code talkers who served the American military in World War II, has died. Host Michel Martin offers a tribute to his life and work.

John McCain's burial at the U.S. Naval Academy on Sunday brought to a close several days of ceremonies honoring the late senator from Arizona.

The 2019 Leon Panetta Lecture Series will tackle the topic: Checks and Balances - Will Our Democracy Survive? Some of the speakers joining former…

If you're getting interrupted, your ideas are being stolen or you're being talked over in meetings, this tip could help: Make sure you're "amplifying" one another's ideas.

Noah talks to Dorothy Garren of Gaylordsville, Connecticut about the Washington Oak, a 400 year old tree across the road from her house. The tree is an historic site because George Washington once ate lunch with his men in its shade. Garren's grandmother donated the tree and the land around it to the Daughters of the American Revolution. Recently, the tree was severely damaged by a storm. Noah also talks to Howard Stevens, the arborist who was called to inspect the tree after the damage. He says that the damage is so extensive that the tree might not be saved. This story brought to mind W. S. Merwin's story "Unchopping a Tree" from his collection "The Miner's Pale Children." Noah also talks to Jackie Prince Roberts, an environmental scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund, about the EDF's suggestions for making holiday celebrations more environmentally sound. John Waters of Arlington, Virginia, opposes one of those tips strongly: the one that recommends getting an artificial tree rather than a real one.

The Supreme Court upended 40 years of deference to agencies like the EPA. They've ruled that the EPA can't aggressively regulate carbon emissions. But the ruling could curb the reach of almost every regulatory agency in the country.

Time magazine reporter W.J. Hennigan embedded with workers responsible for caring for the bodies of some 20,000 New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19. "It's a haunting thing," he says.