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As presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. gets ready to announce his running mate Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats are concerned the independent candidate could be a spoiler.

Why some Southern states are talking about expanding Medicaid to cover low-income residents. They've resisted the option for a decade. (Story first aired on Morning Edition oN February 21, 2024.(

A bipartisan Senate bill to reduce and manage the surge of migrants approaching the U.S. Mexico border Wednesday was derailed by Republicans. Now, Democrats are moving to Plan B.

While Democrats don't have a contested primary in Michigan Tuesday, there is contention among Democratic voters about the future of the party.

Her expected suspension comes after a lackluster showing on Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen states and a territory held presidential preference primary contests. Haley won just one, in Vermont.

NPR's Mary Louie Kelly speaks with The Athletic reporter Madeline Coleman about the big news out of Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton is joining Ferrari.

Could the same economic forces that helped propel lab-grown diamonds and lab-grown meat forward help a startup end illegal rhino poaching? The answer is elusive.

More Southern states are talking about expanding Medicaid to cover low-income residents. They've resisted the option for a decade, but are now running into competition for healthy workers.

Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia has been thrust into the spotlight since her husband's death. Now the woman who always insisted her role was as a wife and a mother, considers her new role as a politician.

The U.S. is exporting more natural gas than ever before. Now, the Biden administration is pausing new projects. Here's what this means for the industry — and the climate.

Much of China's private sector is helmed by powerful family firms that drove economic growth for decades. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are taking over these firms.

A student at a rural Maine elementary school decided to start wearing suits to school. The idea took off and led to "Dapper Wednesday."

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jack Lobel of Voters of Tomorrow, a nonprofit, Democrat-aligned group, seeking to mobilize Gen Z voters to engage with politicians on issues that matter to them.

Winter weather is causing havoc as wide swaths of the Midwest have been walloped with heavy snow and fierce winds.

The U.S. economy grew substantially faster in the final months of 2023 than forecasters had expected. For all of last year, the economy grew 3.1% — defying forecasts of a likely recession.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to discuss a cease-fire proposal for Gaza.

The Oklahoma Department of Education's new teacher bonus program gave over 500 teachers up to $50,000. In a handful of cases, the department overpaid teachers, then demanded they pay the bonuses back.

The Texas State Legislature had a busy 2023. While its conservative lawmakers grabbed headlines, a quiet staffing change made it a historic year for the two women in charge of the chamber's security.

President Biden says he's willing to compromise on border security as he tries to secure a Ukraine funding deal. We look at what that could mean for the 2024 election.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about his decade in office and the challenges faced by the North Atlantic alliance.

This year’s Emmy nominations include newcomers and superstars alike, and the awards show will be hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy.

Despite legal challenges, the U.K. is pushing ahead with a plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda. But it's already cost taxpayers twice what was planned, and no one has been deported yet.

Tentative deals with Detroit's Big 3 will push up wages at rivals as firms try to avoid unionization. How will Tesla, the famously anti-union electric carmaker, respond to the union's ambitions?

This year, Taiwan's young men face a new, extended one year military conscription. Those concerned about the island's security against China say the conscription isn't enough.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about the NBA Playoffs with Jesse Washington, a senior writer at ESPN's Andscape.