Speaker Mike Johnson says he can't swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because of the shutdown, but critics ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, D- Del., about the ongoing government shutdown and what he's hearing from federal workers in his state.

A last-minute intervention ensured the military was paid despite the government shutdown, but military families remain anxious as the shutdown drags on without a long-term solution.

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.

Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, ...

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.

Once endangered, the global green sea turtle population is rebounding, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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

Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, about links between online gaming communities and violence.

Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward ...

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

Dozens of fans and scholars came from as far away as France for a New Jersey symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's landmark album "Born to Run." ...