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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Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum.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.

Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.

Most of the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. We asked two House members — a Democrat and Republican — where they think talks go from here

Said one resident: "I've got a home here that's now not even sitting on its foundation correctly because of the water, and I don't know what to do."

The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked by addiction and heartbreak. Gilbert's memoir is All the Way to the River.

The Spanish-language radio network Radio Campesina reaches millions of Latino voters, including in Arizona. It recently launched a campaign to fight false information ahead of this year's election.

Annie Sklaver Orenstein, author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief, tells Morning Edition that grief is complicated but there are simple things someone can do for those going through it.

Last fall's strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis yielded record contracts for autoworkers. With a slowdown in car sales, Stellantis workers now face job cuts, production slowdowns and uncertainty.

An additional six people have died as the toll from contamination at a single Boar's Head plant becomes the worst listeria outbreak since 2011. Listeria is a bacterial, food-borne illness.

Donald Trump has repeatedly shared AI-generated content on social media in the latest example of how artificial intelligence is showing up in the 2024 election.

Kamala Harris talked to CNN for her first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. Don Trump held a town hall in Wisconsin. The U.S. has the worst listeria outbreak since 2011.

Jeffrey Piccolo's wife died after eating at a Disney World restaurant. Disney wanted his claims handled out of court based on the terms of his years-old Disney+ trial, but reversed its position.

The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.

Radio Campesina has a big goal this year: combat misinformation about elections among Arizona Latinos.

About 10,000 people a week come to visit the White House. But until recently, they got a public tour that hadn't changed in decades.

Just six days out from the final day of voting, both Harris and Trump are hitting the campaign trail hard. Trump is deflecting controversy that arose from his Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Democratic Congressman Mike Levin, about President Biden's new executive order on immigration.

The producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protogée.

The Netflix series “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” about a prison reform program in Arkansas is getting pushback over exploitation and filming rights.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about President Biden's new executive order that could shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Israeli navy forces boarded most of the vessels and detained dozens of activists and a number of European lawmakers aboard a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza, drawing condemnation from around the world.