NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) about allegations that aides shielded President Biden from high-ranking officials and the public due to concern about his fitness for office.

The federal government remains open for business. That's because Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown on Friday that would have hit families right before the holidays.

The pandemic crime spike has largely subsided — with the exception of carjacking and car thefts. Those crimes remain ...

The pandemic crime spike has largely subsided -- with the exception of carjacking and car thefts. Those crimes remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Natural gas utilities likely will face stricter federal regulations for their climate-warming methane emissions. Among the ...

NPR's "Bill of the Month" thousands of questionable bills. Our crowdsourced investigation paved the way for landmark ...

Federal government faces shutdown after stop-gap funding bill fails in the House, fighting rages in eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Syria forming a new government after fall of Assad regime.

Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Kerry Washington about their film based on World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color.

NPR and K-F-F Health News have brought you the story of a patient and their medical bill. Some bills were outrageously expensive. And all were confusing and frustrating. This is the final installment ...

With broad new tariffs promised, we look back at the most infamous case of broad tariffs in U.S. history — the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. It did not end well.