Search results for

Health care topped the agenda Tuesday as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill. The Senate Finance Committee, which failed to complete its bill before the summer recess, is trying to reach a bipartisan compromise on the divisive issue.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Crystal Wells, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, about the organization trying to gain access to the hostages held in Gaza.

Hamburg, Iowa, got through the last big flood on the Missouri River years ago by adding to the top of the levy. But federal officials ordered it removed and the town flooded last week.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Republican strategist Liam Donovan about former President Donald Trump's tightening grip on the Republican National Committee.

NRP's Steve Inskeeep speaks with Erin Covey, U.S. House editor for the Cook Political Report.

Global temperatures soared past previous records in 2023, according to new data from the European Union. Nations must slash fossil fuel emissions to avoid even higher temperatures, scientists warn.

College football playoffs resume on Thursday with the first semifinal game. Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl. On Friday, Ohio State plays Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Many of the most-borrowed books in 2024, including 'romantasy' titles and memoirs, also appeared on public library lists in 2023.

In a recent op-ed, law professor Victor Fleischer accused top universities of "hoarding" billions and billions of dollars. And Gladwell, a New Yorker writer, agrees — in much harsher language.

The HHS Secretary nominee has said he'd like to end subsidies for junk food and sugary drinks via federal programs such as SNAP, which, at $100 billion a year, is the U.S.'s top anti-hunger program.