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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Doug Adams, the president of Adams Corp, about the impact of tariffs on his business and industry.

More homeowners across the country are going without insurance. In a dispersed California community, some homeowners are trying to figure out how to move forward when their losses weren't covered.

Barton Gellman of the Brennan Center for Justice speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the potential for a losing candidate to reject the results of the 2024 election.

The 2024 election season is here. As we're waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.

If passed, the package could become a hallmark of President Trump's second term. But a number of obstacles remain ahead.

The Trump administration acknowledges that it mistakenly deported a Maryland man to a Salvadoran mega-prison. That admission comes amid growing concerns about due process for alleged gang members.

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease.

Lawmakers with young children are trying to change House rules to allow new parents up to 12 weeks to vote remotely around the birth of a child

When Syria's Assad regime fell, victims gained access to archives on 130,000 missing people. Organizations compiling those documents lost U.S. funding under Trump, hobbling war crimes investigations.

Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing damage to UNESCO World Heritage Sites from Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Syria.

The so-called de minimis exemption allowed Chinese and Hong Kong retailers to ship millions of packages worth $800 or less directly to U.S. consumers. That loophole will close May 2.

NPR speaks with Johns Hopkins professor and Russia expert Sergey Radchenko about Donald Trump's foreign policy approach.

Land re-emerging from dried out reservoirs seems to be thriving with native plants. They're out-competing invasive weeds that are choking the river elsewhere.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Rob Burgess about former President Donald Trump's messaging and possible path to the White House.

"Leaders are not born," Granny says. "They're made through molding and modeling." That's why she and her granddaughter and putting on their hats and coats and walking to the polls.

Immigration officials now have permission to quickly expel migrants temporarily admitted via the CBP One App and a separate program for certain people fleeing Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz, an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, about President Trump's efforts to give the tribe federal recognition.

This week the Trump administration suspended the country's refugee resettlement program, leaving thousands of people – who had been cleared and scheduled to come to the U.S. – in a limbo.

A federal judge ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people who cross state lines to help someone get abortion care.

Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.

An expiring tax credit that has reduced the cost of insurance premiums for ACA plans is at the heart of the showdown in Congress that has led to the federal government shutdown.

Many small businesses across the country are having to make the tough choice of whether to pass the costs resulting from tariffs on to the consumer, or to eat the costs themselves.

The federal government shutdown, which began overnight, will delay key reports on the U.S. economy, including a monthly snapshot of the job market, which was scheduled for release on Friday.

Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon.