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Once, American Idol helped establish a new pop songbook and distilled the essence of contemporary stardom. NPR Music's critic, Ann Powers, says those days are gone.

Prosecutors released a trove of new information detailing the investigation of Trayvon Martin's death. Martin was the unarmed Florida teen killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February. Host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Greg Allen, who says the material could be helpful to both sides in the case.

In 1857, a group of American intellectuals founded The Atlantic and used it to challenge the institution of slavery. Now, on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's beginning, a new issue of the magazine reaches back to a time when slavery — and the future of the United States — was still an open question.

This week's allegations that Herman Cain harassed two women during his tenure at the National Restaurant Association are far from the only obstacle he faces in his quest for the Republican nomination. In presidential elections, Americans rarely elect someone who has never held public office.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will reveal his findings in the impeachment probe, and the House Judiciary plans a hearing with experts on constitutional grounds for impeachment.

NPR found the vast majority of student loan borrowers with disabilities aren't getting the debt relief they're owed. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked for an investigation.

NPR's Noel King talks to White House trade adviser Peter Navarro about the agreement signed by the U.S. Mexico and Canada. NPR's Scott Horsley weighs in on the conversation.

The full House is expected to approve two articles of impeachment against the president. The GOP-led Senate is already making plans for what leaders hope will be a quick trial in January.

In a night when Eilish, the youngest artist to win Album and Record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not quite put its recent scandals behind it.

Twenty-one years ago, GOP Majority Leader Trent Lott worked with his Democratic counterpart, Tom Daschle, to preserve the idea of the Senate as an impartial jury in the president's impeachment trial.