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A day after criticism and chaos for some caused by his executive order temporarily banning Muslims from seven countries, the president took to Twitter Sunday morning to defend himself.

Shawn Fain, the president of the UAW, is calling for a 32-hour work week at 40 hours of pay for autoworkers, an idea that was first embraced by the union's leaders almost a century ago.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel, head of the House Democratic Congress, about the results of Tuesday's primaries in North Carolina and Indiana. They also discuss how the future of the race will impact the Democratic Party's chances in the fall.

The Democratic presidential candidate has built her brand on prolific policy proposals. But she is also using folksy charm to try to win support at campaign stops in towns big and small.

House Republicans hold their first hearing on their justification for a possible impeachment of President Biden.

Critics of the former prime minister have not remained silent in the wake of her death. Some Britons have openly celebrated her passing, with harsh graffiti, cyberattacks, drinking in the streets and even fireworks.

The first substantial legislative effort in Congress to support Israel in the war falls far short of President Biden's request for nearly $106 billion that would also back Ukraine as it fights Russia.

Americans agree students should be prepared for school shootings, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds they differ in how to approach the issue

Arch-foes Israel and Iran are firing missiles at each other. But the unprecedented attacks on each other's territory appear — for now — not to have sparked an all-out war.

Emergency crews are rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane in Florida.

The FAA laid out a plan for Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to resume flying, but also hit the company with production caps. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley pins her presidential hopes on her home state.

Anger over Gaza is fueling support for independent candidates in the July 4 UK election. One poll shows British Muslim support for the UK Labour Party has halved since 2019.

Striking machinists at Boeing vote Wednesday on a new contract offer. Even before the strike, the company was grappling with production and quality control problems that led to billions in losses.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mayor Nan Whaley about the aftermath of the mass shooting that killed nine people and hurt 27 more there early Sunday morning, and what should come from it.

The order allowing funds to flow again applies to existing contracts before Trump issued his Jan. 20 executive order declaring a freeze on foreign assistance.

As the Trump administration pushes the boundaries of executive authority, some state governors are pushing back.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tia Tyree, a Howard University professor who has studied rap feuds over the years, about the current feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

Russia's news agency Tass is reporting a plane crash. And that among the passengers listed on the flight: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner chief who kicked off a mutiny two months ago.

In 2022, hundreds of people on horseback pushed 500 head of cattle through 80 contiguous miles of Florida. A new book tells the story of the reenactment and the people who keep the cattle culture alive.

President Trump is boasting about the wheeling and dealing he's doing to cut deals on steep new tariffs. But for weeks, his aides have insisted that tariffs were not a bargaining chip.

President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.

President Trump is in Scotland. On Sunday, he said he struck a trade deal with the European Union. On Monday, he is expected to meet the prime minister of the U.K.

Measles is the most deadly of all childhood rash illnesses, according to the Florida Department of Health. Two children and an adult died this year in a measles outbreak in Texas.

The album's namesake, Polari, is a set of a few hundred words and phrases that was adopted by gay men as a way of speaking in secret during periods of criminalization.