NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with ranking member of the House intelligence committee Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about president-elect Donald Trump's national security appointments.

Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access?

As President-elect Donald Trump swiftly fills up his cabinet with loyal supporters, some messy – and public -- in-fighting is holding up a crucial economic appointment.

On this week's installment of "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed when someone told her just what she needed to hear.

The Public Utility Commission says it will allow Searchlight Capital Partners to purchase Consolidated Communications, Vermont's largest telecommunications company. The deal still needs federal ...

A coalition of over 100 entities, including communities, businesses and non-profits have expressed support for bringing back passenger rail service along the Route 2 corridor.

U.S. Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi died last week. We talk with sports reporter Juliet Macur about his complicated legacy. Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and ...

President Biden's decision to let Ukraine use long-range missiles against Russia could escalate the war. But this may also make it easier for his successor to negotiate a peace deal.

Parents get childcare help from peers and elders in this multigenerational community in Portland, Ore. It looks like an apartment complex, but shared spaces, meals and committees make it much more.

Amid geopolitical uncertainties, Taiwan has slashed its investment in China to the lowest level in nearly a quarter century as the island strives to "derisk" itself from its powerful neighbor. This ...

The monarch butterfly -- one of the most widely recognized and widely dispersed insects in North America -- is in trouble. Federal wildlife officials will soon decide whether it deserves protections ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, Matt Gaetz, is continuing to generate controversy, after an attorney says his clients testified about Gaetz's illicit activities.