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Morning Edition visits three states — Maine, Kansas, and Wisconsin — to hear how the government shutdown is affecting federal employees and the Americans who rely on their work.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as they protest a partisan redistricting effort in their state.

It's dirt trails, not snow, at the World Championships of Dry Land Mushing. Humans and canines race for the top prize at the championships, held for the first time in the United States.

We discuss former FBI Director James Comey's indictment and the political fallout from a possible government shutdown starting next week.

The Dragon Bravo fire continues to burn in remote pockets of the park. Federal officials have not yet provided details on their response to lawmakers.

In Maine, oyster farmer and military veteran Graham Platner has become something of a phenomenon in his bid to topple Republican Sen. Susan Collins in next year's midterm election.

From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.

Former CIA analyst David McCloskey keeps writing spy thrillers and the plots keep coming true. His latest book, The Persian, opens with an Israeli surprise attack on Iran.

Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, a city now 90% controlled by gangs.

Life is slowly returning to Gaza City in the ceasefire, even as many worry war could return.

Hector son of Hector is an Oakland poet. He is a child of Mexican immigrants, works in a hospital, dreams of short stories and writes poems in secret.

Drug deaths in the U.S. are at their lowest level since March 2020, according to federal data. Trump continues to cite fentanyl as justification for policies ranging from tariffs to immigration.