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Republican Jack Ryan announces he will end his campaign to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate. In a press release, Ryan says he decided to pull out "to avoid a brutal scorched-earth campaign" over racy allegations in his divorce with actress Jeri Lynn Ryan. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Tony Sarabia of Chicago Public Radio.

A new study shows that 35 percent of troops returning from Iraq are seeking help for mental-health issues. Most of the problems are easily treatable, but more than one in 10 soldiers are diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression.

President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve went before a Senate committee today — but Kevin Warsh's confirmation could be held up by forces that are outside his control.

The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.

Scott talks with Eli Rosenbaum of the Justice Dept. about announcement this week that Japanese citizens suspected of crimes during World War II will be banned from entering the U.S.

YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Kevin Thurber, Child Welfare Law Specialist and founder of CalDAP {California Dependency Attorneys for Parents}.

Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

The Justice Department has accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of money laundering and other crimes. The DOJ says the Alabama-based civil rights organization paid sources to stoke racial hatred.

Three new studies released today provide a new look at the ailments affecting Gulf War veterans. Researchers suggest that there is a link between the symptoms being reported by some veterans and exposure to chemical weapons, insecticides, and an antidote used to protect against nerve gas exposure. But critics are not convinced that the new studies provide much in the way of new insights. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

U.S. military officials say they've made great strides in improving mental health care and lessening stigma for those seeking help for combat stress. But Army Spc. David Beals and his wife say Beals was sent back to Iraq while still suffering symptoms similar to those of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Florida Democrat faced a potential expulsion vote in the House as she prepares for a federal trial on allegations that she stole disaster funds and used some of the money to finance her campaign.