With a government shutdown looming, Democrats are pushing to extend key tax credits that keep ACA premiums low. Without them, millions face rate hikes or risk losing their coverage.

Michael Bitzer is a political scientist at Catawba College. He says the gaps show that the country has deep divisions that ...

In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution.

A ground tour of Sampson County, which has more hogs than any county in the US, and what that means for neighbors.

For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark ...

On the U.N. General Assembly's opening day, President Trump declared Ukraine "can win back all territory lost to Russia," marking a sharp reversal from earlier statements he's made about the war.

NPR speaks with Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates, about the country's role in the conflicts in the Middle East and Sudan.

In a special election, voters in southern Arizona have chosen to send Democrat Adelita Grijalva to Congress, narrowing the GOP's slim majority in the House.

The proposal was added to Iryna's Law during debate late Monday evening. It added a partisan element to a bill that had ...

Wellness influences claim sea moss can boost gut health, reduce anxiety and give you glowing skin. But is there evidence it works?

President Trump wants far more homeless people forced into mandatory long-term addiction or mental health treatment but critics say forcing people to accept care is risky and expensive.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Patricia Lockwood about her latest novel Will There Ever Be Another You. She spent years fighting long COVID and her book captures that sense of disorientation.