Newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces a series of confrontations ahead within his own party.

President-Elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense — Peter Hegseth — has gotten a lot of attention for his tattoos.

The Biden administration pumped billions of dollars into roads, bridges, airports and rail -- but saw little if any political benefit in the election.

NPR's podcast Short Wave brings the stories of a newly identified deep sea creature, the benefits of exercise for healing our nervous system and science-backed tips for holiday eating.

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about ...

Trump has named the ambassador to Israel as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who says there is no such place as the West Bank.

Old loans that homeowners thought were long dead have been rising from the grave as debt buyers move to collect. Some are ...

After last week's losses, Democrats have pointed fingers, laid blame, and second-guessed themselves. NPR called three strategists to look ahead instead and ask: Where does the party go from here?