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Steve Inskeep talks to Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, about President Trump's proposed budget for 2020. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the conversation.

The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle. The latest figures show that half of American renters spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities in 2022, an all-time high.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Kimberly Wehle, a law professor and author of "How to Read the Constitution and Why," about the key takeaways from the seventh House Jan. 6 committee hearing.

The disorganization and confusion of President Biden's full U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan have put him in a political hole.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the majority of Americans oppose the president's national emergency declaration, don't believe there is an emergency and believe Trump's misusing his power.

Human rights groups have called the trial of journalist José Rubén Zamora a politically motivated sham after his newspaper uncovered corruption in the Central American country.

A new study argues that taxing sodas and sugary drinks by the calorie would spur consumers to cut back. A 6-cent tax per 12-ounce can would lead to 5,800 fewer calories consumed per year, it found.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the latest on the investigation and action by Congress.

Biden's novel step of preemptive pardons is meant to protect people from the threat of "unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions."

In two letters, Alito said it was his wife’s decision to fly two politically contentious flags, adding that neither he nor his wife was aware of the modern political connotations associated with the flags.