Newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces a series of confrontations ahead within his own party.

President-Elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense — Peter Hegseth — has gotten a lot of attention for his tattoos.

Israeli officials say they're closer to declaring "mission accomplished" in southern Lebanon. They aimed to push Hezbollah militia away from the border so thousands of Israelis can return to the area.

Trump has named the ambassador to Israel as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who says there is no such place as the West Bank.

The Biden administration pumped billions of dollars into roads, bridges, airports and rail -- but saw little if any political benefit in the election.

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

The music streamer's AI DJ feature offers personalized playlists with a warm AI voice that gives context to song picks.

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered ...

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived ...

Senators are calling for access to a House Ethics Committee probe into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., following his ...

If the new administration embraces proposals to cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget and its mission, ...

After last week's losses, Democrats have pointed fingers, laid blame, and second-guessed themselves. NPR called three strategists to look ahead instead and ask: Where does the party go from here?