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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Henry Barbour of the Republican National Committee about his resolution to restrict the RNC from spending money on former President Trump's legal fees.

Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley of California says a health care proposal from House Speaker Mike Johnson — which is expected to get a vote this week — was "hastily thrown together."

Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.

No, your eyes aren't fooling you: Prices for burger and steak meat have been going up this summer. Why? The ongoing drought in the Midwest has created a shortage of feed, raising expenses for ranchers and forcing some to cull their herds. And economists don't expect the beef price hikes to let up this year.

The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.

Eli Lilly is offering vials of its weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients at a discount — but only if they skip their insurance. Novo Nordisk is now discounting Wegovy for cash customers too.

Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity.

The shift to electronic medical payments gave rise to a new kind of health care middlemen, who now charge 1-5% every time insurers pay doctors. Here's how lobbyists convinced regulators this was OK.

President Trump and the first lady paid a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq. This is his first trip to a combat zone since taking office.

Schools closed across West Virginia Thursday as teachers there walked out to demand higher pay and improved benefits.

The federal government now factors patient satisfaction ratings into the rates Medicare pays hospitals. Some hospitals with lower ratings are finding it's difficult to change patients' perceptions.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Christopher Byron, a Bloomberg News columnist, and author of the new book Delete Your Broker-dot-Com. about just what investors should and should not do with dot-com stocks.

City Rescue Mission, a nonprofit that serves the homeless and addicted in Jacksonville, is now selling chocolate to help offset the costs of its free...

A software glitch is to blame as payment problems resulted in families not being able to pay for nursing care and other home health services for nearly three months.

India's smash hit Veere Di Wedding breaks lots of taboos — and is stirring up debate about its depiction of women.

Massachusetts is the first state in the nation to require insurance carriers to cover vaccines that the state's public health department recommends, rather than the CDC.

CVS would pay about $5 billion and Walgreens more than $5.5 billion, though neither company has admitted wrongdoing. States have until the end of the year to accept the terms of the settlement.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports President Bush's plan to eliminate the income tax on corporate dividends draws fire from Democrats who complain the administration's tax cuts benefit the wealthy and don't do enough to stimulate the economy. The Administration counters that tax cuts will spur economic growth, and that's good for everyone.

Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner has said he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes from 2001 to 2004. According to materials released by the Senate Finance Committee, a housekeeper whom Geithner paid in 2004 and 2005 did not have current employment documentation as an immigrant for the final three months she worked for him.

Waffle House workers from three states rallied this week in front of the companies headquarters in Georgia demanding higher wages and safer working conditions.

A Lutz woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

Millions of people who have lost all or some of their income are having to make hard choices — from moving across the country for cheaper rent to raiding retirement savings.

There are huge gaps in school funding between affluent and property-poor districts. And, with evidence that money matters, especially for disadvantaged kids, something has to change.

The tree is on an island off of Maine's coast.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. Trump's arraignment hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan criminal court.