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It's been almost a week since Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida, but recovery efforts are ramping up at a frenetic pace.

The 113th Congress convened last week, and introduced a batch of fresh faces to Washington. Host Rachel Martin speaks with two freshmen members of the House of Representatives, Democrat Ami Bera of California and Republican Rodney Davis of Illinois, about the incoming Congress and what they hope to accomplish.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the situation in the Middle East, and U.S. interests in the region.

Israeli journalist Amir Tibon and his family survived the Oct. 7 attack in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, on the Gaza border. His book tells the story of the kibbutz, from its founding to the attack's aftermath.

Counties are starting to collect the massive amounts of debris left in the Tampa Bay region after Hurricane Helene flooded homes and businesses. But not just anything can go.

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says the controversial bill that would have allowed extradition to the Chinese mainland is dead. But the bill was not officially withdrawn. So what does that mean?

Tough federal aviation rules and public backlash against drones have raised worries that the U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle industry will be left behind foreign competitors. Developers say the U.S. light drone industry is being overtaken by manufacturers in Israel and Australia.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jake Laperruque of the Project on Government Oversight about word that FBI and ICE agents used driver's license databases to scan millions of faces without consent.

Following the implementation of the "Remain in Mexico" policy, migrants have been returned from El Paso to the neighboring Mexican city of Juarez, where the humanitarian situation is worsening.

Many Mexicans believe Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman walked out the prison's front door. David Greene talks to William Neuman, the Latin America correspondent for The New York Times.

President Joe Biden let in half a million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans using a tool known as humanitarian parole. President-elect Donald Trump appears certain to dismantle it, saying during his campaign that he would end the ‘outrageous abuse of parole.’

Outbreaks of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December. Tainted turkey, undercooked stuffing and germ-laced gravy from holiday buffets have led to past illnesses and even deaths.

After he's sworn in, Rep.-elect Tom Barrett of Michigan will work in the Capitol office his great-grandfather once used. Rep. Louis Rabaut died in 1961, two decades before Barrett was born.

About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

The ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel brokered by the United States and France was characterized by President Biden as an attempt to deliver a "permanent cessation of hostilities."

The prosecutor in Broward County is seeking to vacate convictions after police had to make crack cocaine because they didn't have enough of the drug.

The federal government put guardrails in place to limit unauthorized plan sign-ups and switches. But the changes could prove to be a burden to consumers.

The court's action was the second time the justices declined to intervene in an admissions program based on geography since their 2023 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to political strategist Rina Shah about the House votes on foreign aid. What does it mean for Speaker Mike Johnson, and for Donald Trump's influence over the GOP?

Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for cancer, heart disease and dementia. Now researchers aim to test if it prevents age-related diseases in healthy people.

Manhattan prosecutors Monday night filed murder and other charges against Luigi Mangione, 26, in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO last week, according to online court documents.

The World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledges it knew of doping concerns involving 23 Chinese swimmers before the 2021 Tokyo Games but failed to alert others. Some of those swimmers later won gold medals.

A House health-care panel on Monday approved a bill that would clear a path for increasing the number of trauma centers in the state’s biggest cities...

Vows to shrink the deficit, pay down the debt and run government more like a business have long been a stock element of politics. Candidates for office who have business backgrounds made it a mantra.