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The newly elected governor of Virginia focused the Democratic response around affordability, a central issue to her party's ...

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

Rooftop solar installers are steering customers toward leases instead of purchases. Federal tax credits for purchased systems ...

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between ...

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.

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 ...

The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today." ...

The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.