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The federal government is getting ready to release new dietary guidelines, but some researchers are concerned the harmful effects of alcohol will be overlooked.

NPR speaks to Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, about the fight in Congress over funding the government.

A dozen federal agencies and the National Guard began their operation in Memphis Tuesday, and some residents say they welcome the support.

President Trump told top U.S. commanders Tuesday that he plans to use American cities as a training ground for the U.S. military to fight what he called the "enemy within."

NPR speaks to Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine colonel, about President Trump's speech to the military's top brass Tuesday.

Over two million federal workers are affected by the government shutdown. Some must report for work, many stay home -- but most won't be paid until it's over.

The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's threat of mass layoffs during the shutdown. NPR speaks with the union's president Everett Kelley.

In a scathing opinion, a federal judge called the Trump administration's attempts to deport non-citizens because of their Palestinian activism a "full-throated assault on the First Amendment."

The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

Luiza Flynn-Goodlett lives in Richmond. Her poetry collection, "Mud in Our Mouths" came out in March 2025. It's about road tripping to visit family in Tennessee and simultaneously traveling back through many past selves.

Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.

Coffee growers are facing climate change, labor shortages and incomes below the poverty line. On International Coffee Day, we take stock of the industry behind the beverage.