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Alison Brie (left) and Betty Gilpin star in <em>GLOW</em>, <em></em>a new Netflix show about a women's wrestling league in the 1980s.

'GLOW' Co-Creators Explain Why Wrestling Is Like Greek Theater

The Netflix show follows a 1980s women's wrestling circuit. Showrunner Carly Mensch says you can see wrestling as "super reductive" or see it as "storytelling at its most potently inclusive and epic."

An election official checks a voter's photo identification at a polling site in Austin, Texas.

Advocates Worry Trump Administration Wants To Revamp Motor Voter Law

Many election experts and voter advocacy groups say matching efforts to identify inaccurate or out-of-date registrations are flawed and could lead to legitimate voters being taken off the rolls.

A provision in the bill proposed by the GOP Senate would permit Medicaid to pay for longer stints of inpatient psychiatric care. But other parts of the bill would strip $772 billion from Medicaid — the single-largest funder of care for people who have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or another serious mental illness.

Senate Health Bill Could Both Boost And Undercut Mental Health Funding

The draft health care bill has a provision meant to increase the availability of inpatient psychiatric care. But overall cuts to Medicaid could actually lead to even fewer psychiatric beds nationwide.

Q Daily, 11, said he'd prefer not to grow up. But he is now on the cusp of middle school, adolescence and facing his changing body. And for a transgender child, this time of life is particularly complex.

A Transgender Child Faces Growing Up

We first met Q Daily two years ago. Now he's 11, just finished fifth grade, and as a transgender child, is facing big questions not only about his body, but also about his role in the world.

The Bentiu displaced persons camp in South Sudan holds more than 100,000 people who fled fighting in the country's 4-year-old civil war.

Unhappy Anniversary, South Sudan

On Sunday, South Sudan marks six years as independent country. Between its civil war and humanitarian crisis, things are so bad that anniversary celebrations were canceled.

A U.N. peacekeeper stands guard in central Darfur on June 19. The town, a former rebel bastion, was recently captured by Sudanese government forces. The top U.S. diplomat in Sudan, Steven Koutsis, visited Darfur last month to assess security before the Trump administration decides whether to lift sanctions.

For Sudan, A Looming Deadline On Possible Lifting Of U.S. Sanctions

Before leaving office, President Obama suspended some sanctions on Sudan. By July 12, the Trump administration has to decide whether or not to stick with this approach.

Life As A 'Drone Warrior'

Scott Simon speaks with Brett Velicovich about his memoir, Drone Warrior, which details his time hunting and killing alleged terrorists using drones in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places.

WUNCPolitics Podcast: Farewell To Reporter Jess Clark

This week on the WUNCPolitics Podcast, a farewell chat with Reporter Jess Clark, who departs WUNC for an education reporting position at WWNO in New...

Policemen stand in front of a looted shop after riots struck Hamburg's Schanzenviertel district as the G-20 Summit heads toward its close on Saturday.

G-20 Hamburg: Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate On Summit's Last Day

Huge and peaceful marches on Saturday followed a night of rioting and looting. More than 200 officers have been injured, Hamburg police say.

19 Attorneys General Sue DeVos Over Delay Of Borrower Defense Rule

Eighteen states and D.C. have sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend borrow defense rules. Michel Martin talks with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine about the lawsuit.

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