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Washington's orcas are hungry, because there aren't enough salmon for them to eat. State officials want to take out some dams to help them, but that would hurt Washington's wheat farmers.

Women who fought for and against the Equal Rights Amendment decades ago — sometimes as teenagers — are watching the votes in Virginia.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that asked whether a law that criminalizes the act of encouraging or inducing illegal immigration for commercial advantage is unconstitutional.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged that Republicans need to regain support with women and college graduates in the suburbs — which he said led to loss of the House in 2018.

The contract for the controversial acting head of the Bureau of Land Management was extended on Monday. Democrats and former federal land managers were pushing hard for it not to be renewed.

As states re-open under new pandemic rules, enforcement often falls to the police. But some people — including some police — think that's a bad idea.

As the tequila industry surges, the early harvesting and cloning of agave are disrupting the ecosystem of some species — leading some groups to go to bat for the hardworking nighttime pollinators.

Republicans praised Trump for what they saw as a steady performance. Democrats said the president's speech was divisive.

The Senate Foreign Relations chairman is calling it quits and won't run for a third term. His retirement eliminates a thoughtful GOP voice who was also, at times, critical of President Trump.

President Trump took to Twitter this morning about how the suspect in Tuesday's terror attack in New York City got into the country and criticizing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

The president has no choice right now other than to align himself with the Republican establishment both legislatively and politically. Will that hold?

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Lewis Friedland about the FCC's decision to roll back rules that aim to curb single media companies' control of local news.

In Berlin, authorities are taking extra security measures ahead of New Year's celebrations. "Safety zones" are being set up for female party-goers, but some people are critical of this move.

Prisoners advocates expressed optimism after a White House meeting with the president. But the bipartisan effort to overhaul the way criminals are punished has downsized its goals in the Trump era.

Tunisia celebrated the seventh anniversary of when the country ousted a dictator on Sunday. But current economic problems are touching off new protests about unemployment and poverty.

GOP lawmakers' anger about President Trump's short-term budget deal with Democrats boiled over in a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.

The Supreme Court is back to its full complement of nine justices and will consider issues of religion and discrimination, technology and political fairness, and the rights of unionized workers.

The Canadian businessman is a political novice, and campaigned on a populist platform promising to make life more affordable. The election is a stunning upset for the Liberal Party of Canada.

Black students, boys, and students with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined in K-12 schools across the country, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The job posting has elicited headlines about how the space agency is seeking a person to defend Earth from aliens. But it's really more about microorganisms than little green men.