As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but ...

Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela by authorizing covert CIA operations. And, a federal judge halts the Trump ...

Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death ...

With the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems ...

A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily halted the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the shutdown, concluding that the administration likely acted illegally.

Speaker Mike Johnson says he can't swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because of the shutdown, but critics say he's trying to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ned Price, a former State Department official and CIA intelligence analyst, about President Trump's recent rhetoric about striking Venezuela.

The court's conservative majority could invalidate the section of the Voting Rights Act aimed at ensuring that minority ...

During the speech last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lectured senior military officials on the "warrior ethos," ...

In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be ...

Clashes in recent days have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan is grappling with militant attacks ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...