Donald Trump has promised to slash federal spending massively with help from Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. NPR's Michel Martin asks fiscal watcher Maya MacGuineas whether their plans are realistic.

Regulators have slowed the pace of Starship launches over environmental concerns, but that may be about to change.

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a ...

A second Trump term might mean a lower tax bill, but it could have drastic consequences for the national budget. We take a look at the impact on taxes and Social Security.

Former President Bill Clinton speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about his new book: "Citizen, My Life After the White House." ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Matías Gómez Léautaud, lead analyst with the Eurasia Group, about how Mexico is preparing for another Trump term as president.

The pastor of a Pennsylvania church not far from where President-elect Donald Trump was nearly assassinated created a sermon ...

Nearly 44,000 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli fire in more than a year of war, according to the ministry of health there. A recent Israeli forces operation took place in central Gaza.

Israel bombed parts of central Beirut in what it says is a campaign to destroy the militant group Hezbollah. In return, Hezbollah retaliated with a missile attack on Tel Aviv.

Artists featured on her most recent album could make an appearance, some of whom include Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and ...

The U.S. has some of the toughest environmental laws in the world and has been content to let other countries mine, and buy ...

A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to a decade behind bars after it ruled in a landmark legal ...