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Indian businessman Gautam Adani was a few billion dollars shy of Elon Musk. But he tumbled down the billionaires' list after a U.S. firm accused the Adani Group of pulling off an epic con.

Mark Brnovich led the fight to keep Title 42 in place. He explains to NPR why he and other state AGs want to keep it in effect until the surge of migrants at the southern border is under control.

The podcasts that spoke to me the most this year tended to be small and scrappy. The best was Dead Eyes, Connor Ratliff's quixotic quest to reconcile himself with the frustrations of life in show biz.

Jonathan Cohen, author of "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America," talks with host Michel Martin about the Mega Millions Jackpot and the U.S. lottery system as a whole.

Impeachment talk started again among Democrats Thursday with the release of the redacted Mueller report. Many still see that as too politically risky even though they see Trump as unfit for office.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Imran Khan, the embattled former prime minister of Pakistan, who has been organizing protests since his ouster by Parliament in 2022.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, who defends the U.S. decision to invade Iraq. In 2003, Bolton was the U.S. undersecretary of state.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Mark Pocan, Democratic congressman of Wisconsin, about this week's hearing that featured TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and how he thinks lawmakers should regulate the app.

The U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago Monday. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Admiral Mike Mullen, whose tenure as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff included the troop surge in Iraq.

Cass Frankenstein started wearing sunglasses to protect himself from bullies. Decades later, he still wears them. Some friends and relatives say that holds people at bay. But he says it's worth it.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Curtis Sittenfeld about her latest novel, Romantic Comedy, about a woman in her 30s working for this weekly comedy sketch show.

President Trump has alleged criminal activity by the Obama administration, while former President Barack Obama said Saturday that some "so-called grownups" are falling down on the job.

A federal judge’s recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act is by no means the final word. Even parsing its impact is complicated. Here are key issues to watch as the case works its way through the legal system.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Terrance Woodbury, a Democratic pollster who rungs the polling firm HIT Strategies, about Black male voter engagement.

Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, hosts of the radio show Civic Cipher, have filed for the trademark "White Lives Matter," so the phrase can't be used to sell merchandise.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino podcast, about the highlights from Thursday night's Latin Grammys.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan about the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss. The city has now gone 39 days without safe drinking water.

International atomic experts have warned of a potential nuclear disaster with Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant in the middle of a war zone, bringing back terrifying memories of Chernobyl.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with psychologist Sarah Gaither about the outside pressures of being in an interracial marriage and why people are relating to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's story.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Vox reporter Ian Millhiser about what could happen if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action for college admissions.

Taxpayers footed the bill for care that should have cost far less, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. The U.S. government may charge insurers $650 million as a result.

The overload of fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets caused major tech issues. The singer responds that her team was assured the demands would be met.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Todd Young and Sen. Tim Kaine about their new bill. Today, 20 years later, the act is still in effect.

How do artists get paid for a song in the age of streaming? Our Planet Money podcast team decided to become a record label and release a song to find out.

The 2012 GOP presidential nominee blasts Washington in an announcement video, saying, "Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world; Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion."