A top aide to a vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican was in a college group chat that traded racist and antisemitic memes, a report says.Arnaud Armstrong, who serves as communications director for Rep. ...

2 women accuse Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking in new lawsuit politi.co/4hZl1rL

The lawsuit alleges the two women were supplied with drugs, traveled across state lines and were paid to have sex with men, including Gaetz.

Good morning, Trump’s new press secretary has spent years calling herself a lawyer.

Good morning, I’m hearing from people on the ground today that the situation in Ukraine is getting worse fast.

Minnesota worries it’s not getting back $259 million Trump froze politi.co/4yiCaCI

DOJ demands California review voting rolls in 2 days, threatens legal action politi.co/4yQ6wxq

With “High Stakes,” Mrs. Clinton is teaming up with “Pivot” co-host Kara Swisher to break down the consequential battle for the House and the Senate.

Administration delays release of IRS data showing impact of GOP tax cuts politi.co/4s0SDtK

It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...

President Trump blames high energy prices on Ukraine, not his war in the Middle East, and made a surprise decision to suspend sanctions against Russia on Friday. William Brangham discusses the latest ...

Trump panics over diesel and begs Putin for help.

RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views helped sideline a bird flu plan politi.co/47h6fYs

For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a 5-year-old child was in the car at the time of the shooting. DHS said that an immigration officer fired his weapon during a “targeted enforcement operation.”

Nearly 40 laws are taking effect for the first time in this year's midterms, mostly in Republican-controlled states. Many of them mirror changes President Donald Trump tried but failed to implement at...

Their anxiety is fueling a restlessness with a national political system that they worry is no longer capable of improving their lives or no longer interested in helping.

AI agents are going rogue — and the law can’t keep up politi.co/47PZEEo

From “covering” Trump to covering FOR Trump.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

U.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it comes a month before Am...

Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.

Hey everyone, it’s Saturday evening and today might have been one of the most consequential days of this entire stretch.

Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.

An investigation is underway after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a man in New York City Thursday. Federal authorities say 28-year-old Oscar Belgal attempted to ram officers with...

A Republican donor is accusing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle of asking for $100,000 in exchange for access to top Trump administration officials. Amna Nawaz speaks with Eric Deters, a f...

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

Even if Democrats crush the midterms, we’re in a world of trouble.

Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.