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Top House GOP leaders, who frequently clash with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, stood by him as he fights allegations he ignored sexual abuse reports when he coached wrestling at the Ohio State University.

A handful of Democratic lawmakers are calling to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., who is sponsoring the legislation.

Dave and Charlotte Willner started a fundraiser to raise $1,500 for the nonprofit RAICES. They've now raised close to $20 million. Michel Martin asks them about how they far exceeded their original goal.

The DOJ will conduct a bipartisan briefing on secret Russia probe documents. Democrats had cried foul at being excluded from a Republicans-only meeting led by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein.

Also in our weekly education news roundup: controversy over New York City's elite high schools; and new moves by Apple to give parents control over what apps their kids are using.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ambassador John Negroponte, former director of National Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of State, to review Secretary Rex Tillerson's tumultuous tenure at the top of the State Department and the legacy he'll leave there.

NPR's David Greene talks to Elliott Abrams, who was Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's choice as No. 2 at the State Department. Abrams gives his thoughts on Tillerson's firing.

Several Democrats considering presidential runs are embracing the idea of guaranteed jobs for every American, an ambitious policy idea that is another sign of top Democrats moving to the left.

Intraparty rivalries could cost Democrats seats in November. NPR's Michel Martin asks Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, when party leaders should intervene.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma about the looming budget debate and the latest in the investigation into possible ties between Trump campaign officials and Russia.