Alaska is one of the states with the highest percentage of federal employees in its workforce. Some economists say losing federal jobs there could have a profound effect statewide.

This is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, and it lays the foundation for later inflation.

The Defense Department is drawing up plans to possibly withdraw troops from Syria, prompting questions about whether the U.S. military will be involved.

The Proud Boys' trademark now legally belongs to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rev. William Lamar IV about what comes next.

President Trump kicked off his second term with a dramatic crackdown on immigration. Critics call those moves cruel and unnecessary. But many of Trump's supporters are applauding these early steps.

Becky Sullivan has reported and produced for NPR since 2011 with a focus on hard news and breaking stories. She has been on the ground to cover natural disasters, disease outbreaks, elections and ...

The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government ...

Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.

Controversy over a Kentucky Department of Corrections memo has led to new legislation surrounding the regulatory process and ...

Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove ...

The freezing — and unfreezing — of federal funds under the Trump administration continues to leave both Kentucky state and ...

Governor Andy Beshear signed HB 1 which cuts the state income tax from 4% to 3.5% at the start of 2026. State lawmakers ...