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The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.

The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.

Historian Matthew Connelly says government records are marked as classified three times every second — and many of them will never be declassified. His new book is The Declassification Engine.

We, The Voters — The Left. The Right. The Disillusioned is a special series from NPR exploring the issues most important to you when choosing your next leader.

Our system has long ago absorbed the lesson that vice presidents are chosen largely for effect, despite all the rhetoric about someone being the “most qualified person” to be “a heartbeat away.”

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the questions he has surrounding the U.S. military strikes on boats near Venezuela.

65 years after it was released, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. NPR's Scott Detrow talks about it with singer Brenda Lee.

The city of Monroe serves as the backdrop for the Monroe Symphony Orchestra's Art With A Downtown View on Friday, November 21. Four local artists present…

It was a week that saw not only more twists in the tariffs saga but also Trump's big Hill address, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, more firings at agencies, and more. NPR keeps track, day by day.

Rob Burnett started working with David Letterman as an intern in 1985. He talks with Terry Gross about the absurd and somber moments of his three-decade tenure with the Late Show.