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The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.

Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.

Members of Congress and top federal law enforcement and intelligence officials are set to convene on Thursday at the urging of President Trump amid his "spying" charges.

In 2018, the Trump administration made good on its promises to unwind long-standing U.S. commitments to guarantee global security and prosperity, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.

School districts across the country are trying to make classrooms more inclusive. But misinformation, sometimes spread by top elected officials, is fueling fears of a hidden agenda.

The FBI is investigating a second apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump Sunday. The gunman was about 300 to 500 yards from Trump with an AK-style rifle with scope.

NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.

Some federal employees may not receive a paycheck this Friday due to the government shutdown. And, tensions between Colombia and the U.S. continue to rise as the respective leaders clash.

After weeks of start and stop negotiations between Congressional Democrats and the White House, there's an emerging proposal to fund the majority of DHS and tackle ICE enforcement funding separately.

Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.