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Vows to shrink the deficit, pay down the debt and run government more like a business have long been a stock element of politics. Candidates for office who have business backgrounds made it a mantra.

As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Trump immunity case in April. Sen. Mitch McConnell is stepping down from his leadership job. The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 30,000.

Residents of Lebanon who do not support Hezbollah are caught between the Iran-backed militia and Israel as violence between them increases.

Vice President Harris started her 107-day race buoyed by Democratic optimism, but came up short against former President Donald Trump.

An initial round of voting June 28 saw no candidate get over 50% of the vote, forcing the runoff. The candidates are running to replace the late president, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Samuel Henderson, a 10 year-old who can imitate a number of bird calls with surprising accuracy.

President Biden sanctioned four settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who are accused of violence against Palestinians. It comes against a backdrop of the ongoing Israeli-Hamas fighting in Gaza.

Tensions are high on the Israel-Lebanon border after Tuesday's killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut. The U.S. and Europe are sending diplomats this weekend.

The speech from Israel's prime minister is likely to be contentious, with some Democratic members of Congress already signaling plans to boycott.

Israel attacks a school. A UN chief wants to tax fossil fuel companies.

Israel is ramping up its attacks throughout Lebanon, saying it is striking Hezbollah targets there.