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Speaking for approximately one hour and 48 minutes, President Trump beat his previous record for longest speech given to a ...

The newly-elected governor of Virginia focused the Democratic response around affordability, a central issue to her party's campaign to win back the House this fall.

Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that ...

As President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom, are fact checking his speech and offer context.

The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest National park in the U.S., but with the park service cutting nearly a quarter of all positions last year, volunteers have made up the difference.

Hundreds of groups hold protests against federal immigration operations, calling for an end to ICE surge. Demonstrators ...