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Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., wants the USDA to revoke high-level access granted to the Department of Government Efficiency to a database that controls payments and loans to farmers and ranchers.

The Legislature considers such "claim bills" each year because of the state’s sovereign immunity laws, which generally shield government agencies from liability for negligence. This year, nine were enacted.

A judge in Delaware has for the second time struck down a compensation package for Elon Musk after a Tesla shareholder filed suit.

What immigration at the U.S./Mexican border means, politically, for the Biden administration; the debt ceiling talks; and blowback on CNN for that town hall with former President Donald Trump.

The resolution comes after the agency said Iran has defied demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.

Florida's travel dengue fever cases are higher than what experts predicted for the year, and it's only June.

A new vacancy in the House after lawmakers vote to expel GOP member George Santos; negotiations over military aid to Israel and Ukraine; remembering Henry Kissinger and Sandra Day O'Connor.

A White House spokesperson says the administration is committed to bringing back the Spanish section of the website. Hispanic advocates and others expressed frustration at the change.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jennifer Waxman, archivist at Tulane University, about the steps people can take to preserve their personal collections from natural disasters.

More than a dozen Trump-aligned Republicans, who doubt President Biden won in 2020, are running to control the election process in their states. It could have sweeping consequences.

Western countries have imposed layers of crippling sanctions on Syria for decades. Syrians say the sanctions are impeding any hope of rebuilding a country shattered by civil war.

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that it didn't has climate researchers worried.

The St. Petersburg City Council continues to question why some residents' water bills were as much as six times the normal amount following last year's hurricanes.

Mama Nous writes children's lullabies and simple songs that acknowledge universal emotional truths and help people process their feelings. Kids love them, but so do adults.

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Tampa on Monday about the Legislature's budget process, the state’s immigration crackdown and advocated for more money for law enforcement.

The law sets up a process for minors to seek court approval to have abortions without consent from their parents.

A Massachusetts federal judge questioned whether deportations of people to countries other than their own violated his prior court order.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine advisory committee votes on Tuesday to determine who should get a coronavirus vaccine first.

After meeting with the Rays to "check some legal boxes" on the site, Mayor Ken Welch signaled a new willingness to discuss a five- or 10-year extension of the team's lease – under the right conditions.

Once floated as the heir to Donald Trump’s GOP, Gov. Ron DeSantis is used to getting his way in Tallahassee. But as the governor approaches the end of his second term, the Republican supermajority is testing his power.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled two food programs earlier this year that would have provided $1 billion in funding. The budget cuts are part of the federal initiative to reduce government spending.

Florida lawmakers passed the age-verification requirements in 2024 as part of a broader bill that also seeks to prevent children under 16 from opening social media accounts on some platforms.

The secretary of health and human services said that funding will be curtailed until Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, takes into account the science of vaccine safety in its campaigns.

Reclassifying marijuana would not make it legal nationwide, but could change how it's regulated and taxed. The proposal faces opposition from some conservatives and law enforcement groups.

The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.