It’s been one year since Louisville, Ky., promised to reform its police department with or without help from the federal government. Last year, the Trump administration walked away from a consent ...

MEXICO CITY — The United States military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats transiting in Latin America have killed more than 200 people since September, when the Trump administration began an ...

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Radio Iowa news director Kay Henderson about what’s at stake in 2026 primary races in Iowa on Tuesday. Democrats hope to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat and a ...

An Ohio lawmaker is backing the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, which would permit teaching religion's impact on U.S. history. Opponents say it's a skewed view of history that could be divisive.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving forward with a controversial oil deal that he says will help the country survive President Trump’s trade war. Last week, Canada struck a deal with the ...

A new report from the Brookings Institution found about 145,000 children have been separated from their families during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Brookings author Tara Watson ...

Journalist Peter Canellos takes a look at the family background, childhood and college experience of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who has written major opinions ending the federal right to ...

A Republican Congressman from Kentucky isn't afraid to tell his party or President Trump no. That has made Thomas Massie a national figure and a target of Trump's at the same time. Now Massie is ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with singer-songwriter Rostam {RAH-stum} about embracing his Iranian roots on his new album American Stories.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Rep. Bill Keating of Massachusetts about continued U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats in Pacific and Caribbean waters.

Democrats want to tax the rich to cut taxes on worker incomes. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland explains and a tax policy expert shares his reservations with NPR's Planet Money team.

New research shows that every day we’re speaking about 300 fewer words than we did the day before. Between 2005 and 2019, the number of words we speak every day dropped 28%, according to a paper in ...