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May 20, 2026
Frank was a liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades. He had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure.
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May 20, 2026
Six states voted in primary elections Tuesday, with Republicans in Kentucky and Georgia voting on candidates that could reshape Congress in November.
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May 20, 2026
President Trump once again proves his political strength in Republican primaries, helping to oust Congressman Thomas Massie, a frequent critic, in Tuesday night's elections.
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May 20, 2026
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending a new $1.8 billion Department of Justice fund for people who claim they were targets of politicized prosecutions.
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May 20, 2026
Like many cities, Denver's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is its buildings. Heating and cooling skyscrapers requires a lot of fossil fuels. Now, the city is trying a surprising solution.
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May 20, 2026
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford faces tough questions from lawmakers about the state of the nation's air traffic control system and its efforts to increase staffing.
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May 20, 2026
States are phasing in major changes to food assistance. We hear from people who are feeling the impact and from Ty Jones Cox of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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May 20, 2026
A look at primary results from around the country, Trump and Vance share conflicting messages on state of Iran war, shooting at San Diego mosque being investigated as possible "hate crime."
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May 20, 2026
President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just days after President Trump's high-profile trip to China.
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May 20, 2026
President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, in a closely watched visit that comes just days after President Trump's high-profile trip to China.
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May 20, 2026
The announcer of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" --- the revered journalist Bill Kurtis -- has retired. His final show airs this weekend. NPR's A MartÃnez speaks with Kurtis about his career.
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May 20, 2026
In many cities, the biggest source of climate pollution is … BUILDINGS. It can take a lot of fossil fuels to heat and cool office towers and convention centers. Downtown Denver is trying something different
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May 20, 2026
Restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold in Montana that were put in place 30 years ago could soon be relaxed as the mining industry makes a comeback in the U.S.
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May 20, 2026
A new report finds that global humanitarian aid is failing, with cuts from major donors like the United States and increased attacks on health workers further eroding the system.
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May 20, 2026
Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to commemorate the country's 250th anniversary.
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May 20, 2026
President Trump and the White House are sending conflicting signals about the state of the Iran war and the negotiations intended to end it.
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May 20, 2026
NPR's A MartÃnez asks Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University what a potential restart of military strikes against Iran would mean for the U.S. and its regional partners.
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May 19, 2026
Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.
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May 19, 2026
Enrollment in Healthcare.gov and the other marketplaces is plunging by 5 million, the new paper from KFF finds. Last year, Congress failed to make a deal to keep the coverage more affordable.
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May 19, 2026
In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way.
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May 19, 2026
At least three people are dead after two teenagers attacked a mosque in San Diego. Police say the perpetrators then took their own lives.
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May 19, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Rep. Scott Peters of California, who represents San Diego neighborhoods near the mosque where three people were killed yesterday.
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May 19, 2026
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie has been a thorn in the side of President Trump, who is backing Massie's primary challenger, making Tuesday's primary high stakes for both prominent Republicans.
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May 19, 2026
With grocery store beef prices hovering around record highs, more consumers are choosing to buy a whole or half animal carcass for the bulk savings.
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May 19, 2026
A 90-year-old Palestinian man in Gaza says his life has never felt safe as he recalls displacements and wars
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May 19, 2026
Six states hold primaries on Tuesday, with key races continuing to serve as a test of President Trump's influence on the Republican Party and voters.
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May 18, 2026
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest casualty in President Trump's campaign to vanquish Republicans he sees as disloyal. What does it mean for primaries this week?
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May 18, 2026
A civil rights protest in Alabama this weekend was organized to kick off a summer of voter mobilization and civic action across the South.
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May 18, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California about the implications of redistricting efforts.
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May 18, 2026
For NPR's Newsmakers series, Steve Inskeep speaks with Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White.
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May 18, 2026
As peace talks stall, Ukraine launches one of the biggest drone strikes against Russia since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in an attempt to weaken Russia's war machine.
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May 18, 2026
The U.S. long pushed for both Iran and North Korea to quit their nuclear plans. After seeing Iran's leader get killed, North Korea's Kim Jong Un believes he made the right choice to stay the course.
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May 18, 2026
Trump shifts from diplomacy to force on Iran's nuclear ambitions, echoing past U.S. dilemmas with North Korea, where similar choices by presidents produced very different outcomes.
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May 18, 2026
There are a LOT of wellness trends on social media that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that just about everyone can get behind: fibermaxxing. Here's what you need to know -- and when to use caution.
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May 18, 2026
A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy, whose plight fascinated Germans, died after being towed back to the open sea in a rescue operation.
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May 18, 2026
NPR's Julia Simon kicks off Climate Solutions Week with a look at how cities and states are working to reduce emissions.
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May 18, 2026
NPR's Julia Simon kicks off Climate Solutions Week with a look at how cities and states are working to reduce emissions.
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May 18, 2026
An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a "public health emergency of international concern" by the World Health Organization.
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May 18, 2026
The World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of Ebola virus in Africa a global health emergency. NPR's A Martinez asks Brown University's Dr. Craig Spencer what doctors are facing.
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May 18, 2026
Events over the weekend highlight the risk of renewed war, as the United States and Israel signal they would be ready to fight Iran again.
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May 15, 2026
President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.
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May 15, 2026
President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.
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May 15, 2026
Steve Inskeep speaks with Chinese economist Keyu Jin about what came out of the Trump-Xi summit.
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May 15, 2026
The UAE's drawn closer to Israel since the Iran war, but a squabble over a secret visit by Israel's leader to the Arab state lays bare how sensitive those ties are
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May 15, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Chinese scholar Da Wei about the history of the U.S.-China relationship and how it has changed under President Trump.
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May 15, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about what they believe is the nation's current greatest problem: gerrymandering.
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May 15, 2026
"Pocket gardens" of native plant species are becoming more common in urban areas. We tag along with a volunteer tending to tiny gardens in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood.
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May 15, 2026
Our Planet Money team has gotten an inside peek at the publishing industry as they follow the journey of their book. They explain how economic forces shape what choices a bookstore makes.
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May 15, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep visits a massive electronics market in Shenzhen, China, where buyers can source parts for just about anything.
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May 15, 2026
Children, parents and grandparents all living together are becoming more common in the U.S. Multigenerational households also cause houses themselves to change.
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May 15, 2026
The Supreme Court has issued an order that keeps the abortion drug mifepristone available through telehealth prescriptions -- for now.
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May 15, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgetown Law professor Michele Goodwin about the Supreme Court's decision to maintain the status quo on mifepristone access.
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May 15, 2026
The Trump administration announced $1.8 billion in funding for the U.N.'s global humanitarian relief efforts.
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May 14, 2026
Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Haass interprets President Trump's meeting with China leader, Xi Jinping. He said though the two have different priorities the cordial summit could be a 'good sign.'
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May 14, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with veteran diplomat Richard Haass about the differences in Chinese and U.S. readouts from President Trump's meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping.
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May 14, 2026
President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jingping {shee-jihn-ping} during his first day in the country. A look at what happened at the high-stakes summit.
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May 14, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with the New Yorker's Evan Osnos about his impressions of the Trump-Xi summit.
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May 14, 2026
Representatives for Israel and Lebanon meet in Washington, D.C., for a second time to end the war, as their ceasefire frays.
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May 14, 2026
Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera imagines late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow painter Diego Rivera. It debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on May 14.
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May 14, 2026
The Trump administration is challenging DEI policies at firms that seek diverse candidates through the hiring process. Could the NFL be next?
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May 14, 2026
Cigarette smoking is ingrained in Chinese culture. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to a couple of women trying to change that.
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May 14, 2026
Legacy sports news outlets are drying up as fans flock to "sports therapy" video streams and podcasts.
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May 14, 2026
Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina attorney who was found guilty three years ago of killing his wife and son, has been granted a new trial.
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May 14, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams about the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision to grant Alex Murdaugh a retrial on charges he murdered his wife and son.
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May 14, 2026
President Trump is in Beijing for his big summit with Chinese leaders. How Asia is reacting to the summit.
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May 14, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Susan Thornton of Yale Law School about Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Xi's warnings about Taiwan.
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May 14, 2026
Iran has set up a new agency to collect tolls from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz
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May 14, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, about President Trump's goals for his summit in Beijing.
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May 13, 2026
President Trump arrives in China Wednesday for a summit with his Chinese counterpart, where the war in Iran, trade policies and Taiwan are expected to be major points of discussion.
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May 13, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Chinese economist Dan Wang offers about the competing economic interests of China and the U.S.
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May 13, 2026
The federal government has filed charges against the companies involved in the deadly 2024 cargo ship crash at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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May 13, 2026
After a tumultuous 13 months at the helm of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Marty Makary has resigned.
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May 13, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks New York Times tech correspondent Mike Isaac about Sam Altman's testimony in the lawsuit brought by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk against OpenAI.
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May 13, 2026
California has long had some of the country's highest gas prices. Those numbers have climbed even higher with the Iran war, and people say they're feeling the financial burden.
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May 13, 2026
How will the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary affect the Trump administration's health agenda? Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb weighs in.
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May 13, 2026
Lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the growing cost of the war against Iran and the administration's plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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May 13, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut about Pentagon spending on the U.S. war against Iran.
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May 13, 2026
Denise Powell pulled ahead Tuesday night in a close race with John Cavanaugh in Tuesday's 2nd Congressional District primary in
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May 13, 2026
China has a tight grip on rare-earth elements that are key to electronics, electric vehicles and fighter jets. A mine in Wyoming raises hopes for a domestic supply.
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May 13, 2026
After weathering Trump's tariffs, one U.S. and one Chinese manufacturer are looking to further diversify their supply chains, even as Beijing and Washington try to stabilize ties.
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May 12, 2026
Rising gasoline prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years in April. Consumer prices were up 3.8% from a year ago.
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May 12, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about consumer prices and primary inflation factors.
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May 12, 2026
President Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation is coming in wildly over budget. Now, a nonprofit is suing to stop the project, citing the Trump administration's failure to follow procedure.
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May 12, 2026
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.
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May 12, 2026
A federal program that pays airlines to operate in small and rural communities could have its budget cut in half, leaving parts of the country with no flight options.
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May 12, 2026
Most Americans see China as one of the United States' biggest rivals or adversaries, but largely as an economic threat, according to a new Chicago Council/NPR/Ipsos poll.
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May 12, 2026
President Trump says he has a great relationship with President Xi. His trip to China will provide a temperature check.
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May 12, 2026
Short-form clips of long interviews and shows are taking over the internet. But behind the sea of social media clips are marketplaces offering freelance clippers money per view.
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May 12, 2026
A new study finds that enjoyment of arts and culture slows down biological aging.
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May 12, 2026
Israel is planning a military tribunal to prosecute several hundred Palestinians accused of perpetrating the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.
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May 11, 2026
President Trump's trip to China is going forward despite the war with Iran casting a shadow over the state visit.
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May 11, 2026
NPR's A MartÃnez asks Rep. Ro Khanna, ranking member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China, about President Trump's talks with his Chinese counterpart.
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May 11, 2026
Wellness and longevity influencers are pushing a compound called NAD . There's scientific interest in its potential, but researchers say the marketing claims have gotten ahead of the science.
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May 11, 2026
After a long career in comedy, Martin Short shares his story of "love, loss and survival" in a new Netflix documentary, Marty, Life Is Short.
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May 11, 2026
Artificial intelligence on the agenda for President Trump's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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May 11, 2026
The Trump administration restored some of the billions of dollars previously frozen or withheld from research institutions and agencies. Some researchers say it's too late to save their work.
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May 11, 2026
An orchestra performs the world premiere of a piece by the late Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, 23 years after he composed it.
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May 11, 2026
Iran says it will not give in to Trump's demands as Trump calls Iran's response "totally unacceptable."
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May 11, 2026
As Iran delivers a new response to a U.S. truce proposal and President Trump prepares to visit China, NPR's A Martinez asks retired Gen. Joseph Votel about the implications for war in the Middle East.
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