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Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is heading to Washington. On Thursday, he'll be sworn in as a U.S. Senator, becoming one of just two African-Americans in the upper house. Host Michel Martin talks to former Senator Carol Moseley Braun and Emory University professor Andra Gillespsie about Booker's election and what it signals for the future demographics of Congress.

Congress is reviewing an immigration bill that could bring sweeping changes to how people come to the United States. But some prominent African American groups are finding themselves on opposite sides of the debate. Host Michel Martin examines who would benefit, and who would feel the pain, from the Senate's proposed immigration bill.

A new Tell Me More series, 'Why Not?' takes a closer look at what's on the table during the fiscal cliff negotiations. Host Michel Martin talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and Dorothy Brown of Emory University School of Law. They weigh the pros and cons of cutting tax deductions, including mortgage interest and charitable giving adjustments.

Nearly 1 in 7 women suffers from depression during pregnancy or postpartum. But very few get treatment. Doctors in Massachusetts have a new way to get them help.

The Wellness Matrix Group has offered customers an "at-home kit" for coronavirus testing that is "FDA Approved." But the agency has not approved any such tests, and customers say they feel scammed.

Leading public health experts argue that all U.S. states should have residents stay at home for several weeks to slow the coronavirus. But what needs to happen after the lockdowns are lifted?

Consultant Stacey Polk, social worker Amy Hoag and community organizer Gary Frazier return to discuss how their opinions about the campaigns have changed since they last spoke to NPR this past summer.

Parents, schools and elected officials are working to catch up and adapt to the needs of children and teens who don't fit into familiar gender categories.

Christopher Emdin, associate professor of science education at Columbia University's Teachers College, High School Principal Kevin Grawer and former Maryland Delegate Jolene Ivey join the Barbershop for a back-to-school discussion of politics and the summer's hot button.

For trans Americans, the policy landscape has changed under the Trump administration, making it harder to get the cost of treatments such as gender confirmation surgery covered.