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Republicans made their picks for party leaders in the U.S. Senate and House, as President-elect Trump announced new nominees, including Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Martin Cheek, a conservation botanist for the Royal Botanic Gardens, about new plant and fungus species he and his colleagues discovered this year.

The NATO military alliance is trying to imagine a future without the U.S., after Donald Trump's remarks disparaging the organization.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to sports reporter Tom Goldman about the injury affecting one of the WNBA's best players. Plus, they discuss a new initiative aimed at making racing less deadly for horses.

Congressional Republicans stressed Wednesday that the guilty plea of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and conviction of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort did not implicate the president.

A former US intelligence official has confirmed with NPR that highly classified US intelligence documents that appeared on a pro-Iranian site are authentic. The documents describe preparations by Israel in advance of a possible strike on Iran.

China ponders what comes next in its relations with the United States after a week of escalating tariffs.

Leila Fadel speaks with Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) ahead of a hearing on the Trump administration's inadvertent disclosure of war plans on messaging app Signal.

More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.

With government funding set to expire Tuesday, Trump is meeting with congressional leaders at the White House in a last effort to avoid a shutdown.

The calendar has finally turned to 2016, and the Republican presidential candidates are ramping up their campaigning. The theme this week is national security, an issue that unites the GOP establishment and the conservative grassroots.

Driving the UAW's tough stance in negotiations with the Big Three automakers is the sense that the union is owed a long-overdue redressal for all the concessions workers made in 2007.

Expect the incoming Office of Management and Budget to take a more activist role in leading President-elect Trump's push to deregulate, cut spending and overhaul the federal workforce.

Simple mechanics and diverse modes turn Kirby Air Riders into a racing game to rival Mario Kart World, a fellow Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.

Tightening restrictions on student visas and travel, combined with tumultuous politics, are worrying some international students.

This NBA season has featured an epidemic of "tanking" -- teams intentionally losing games to try to secure a higher pick in next year's draft. Planet Money considers possible solutions.

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor.

With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?

As they process President Trump's chaotic tariffs and other economic policies, some of the country's most powerful CEOs are moving from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression.

The vote marked a rare bipartisan rebuke of the war, but is mostly symbolic. Democrats have been unable to pass a war powers resolution in the Senate, and even if they could it would likely be vetoed.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sports Illustrated executive editor and senior writer about the Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic tennis match up at the French Open.

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

Far from Colombia's tourist hubs, the Mavecure Mountains rise from the Amazon jungle. Once off-limits during conflict, they now draw adventurous visitors to rare wildlife, sacred sites and vast views.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti is set to become the first woman to head the Navy. Her confirmation is being held up by one senator as part of a protest over abortion policy within the military.

President Biden has another high-stakes moment in his shaky campaign: a solo press conference at the NATO summit.