President Trump's effort to "rein in" independent agencies is raising particular concern among those who follow the work of ...

The IRS is cutting more than 6,000 jobs this week, as part of the Trump administration's downsizing of the overall federal ...

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive ...

President Trump claims power over independent regulators in a new order. NPR asks Jane Manners, law professor at Temple ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Greenlandic parliamentary candidate Naaja Nathanielsen about the continued Trump administration push to acquire the territory.

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And some adults vaccinated before 1968 may need a booster.

Foreign ministers from the world's top economies are meeting for the G20 in South Africa. But the U.S. is conspicuous in its absence.

Life expectancy for men lags five years behind life expectancy for women in the U.S. Some researchers and doctors say greater attention to men's health could bridge the gap.

As part of its Green New Deal, Ithaca pledged to decarbonize all of its buildings by 2030. It hasn't gone as planned, but the city has lessons for others trying to tackle this key climate challenge.

Mexico braced for mass deportations after President Trump took office, setting up reception centers to provide shelter and services. But so far large scale deportations haven't materialized in Mexico.

The Pentagon announced it will cut its budget by some $50 billion each year for the next five years. But questions remain about where those tens of billions of dollars in savings will come from.

Carnival season is in full swing in New Orleans. The cost of securing parades has become more expensive for organizers since the deadly New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people.