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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Margus Tsahkna, foreign minister of the Baltic nation of Estonia, about President Trump's scheduled summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns of more military strikes on drug traffickers, calling a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat a clear message to cartels.

DOGE cuts to the National Park Service spawned fears of widespread problems for park visitors during peak summer season, as parks continue to see record visit numbers. The cuts are real, but mostly invisible.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Ken Jaworowski about his new book "What About The Bodies," a thriller in which three characters' troubles converge in a small, Rust Belt town.

Churches receive tax-exempt status and little oversight from the IRS. What will enforcement look like with federal layoffs expected to cut up to 25% of the IRS workforce?

Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.

The U.N., created 80 years ago to maintain international peace and security, has recently struggled with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. It also faces a new challenge — the Trump administration.

While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans.

In April 2025, NPR looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid on HIV positive individuals in Zambia. Many were falling sick without access to their HIV medications. We returned to those people, as well as others who keep close tabs on the HIV/AIDS situation, to see where things stand now.

The WNBA playoffs kicked off Sunday with all eight contenders for this year's championship playing in their first-round openers. The Athletic's Ben Pickman answers the biggest postseason questions.

Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance.