Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a monthlong recess. From funding the government to calls to release the Epstein files, they face a packed agenda.
Congress returns to Capitol Hill after August recess, Brazil's ex-president faces coup trial, the latest on the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.
Rescuers are still trying to reach victims after an earthquake on Sunday devastated parts of eastern Afghanistan. The country's disaster management authority says more than 950 people were killed.
The International Association of Genocide Scholars has declared that Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with the association's Emily Sample.