Anne Applebaum, a writer with "The Atlantic," talks with NPR's Leila Fadel to unpack the implications of America's shifting alliances with anti-democratic nations, particularly Russia.

NPR's A Martinez asks Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, about the Pentagon shakeup that included the firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

House Republicans vote this week on a budget resolution to advance border security funding and extend Trump's tax cuts. But not all are on board with finding cuts in Medicaid.