USAID is in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and drawing criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan foreign service workers.
Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school. Republican Jon Burns also wants to mandate that each school system create a threat assessment team to evaluate tips about violence.
Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model.
The order came in response to a memo released by the Office of Management and Budget last week directing agencies to freeze funding for federal grants and other programs.
The White House says the federal employees union is doing its members a disservice by urging them not to resign with the promise of administrative leave until September.
At the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, Calif., incarcerated women organize and run a Goodwill store, where women nearing release get to shop for clothing.
President Trump wants to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with two economists who unpacked the repercussions for the United States.
The White House says fentanyl smuggled to the U.S. justifies tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico. But fentanyl deaths and smuggling have been dropping fast — and Canada plays almost no role.
